Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Loudspeakers In Maha Kumbh Citing Insufficient Material
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation against installation of loudspeakers in Maha Kumbh on grounds of lack of data to indicate that the public address system was causing noise above the permissible limits.Petitioners approached the High Court claiming that while they were campaigning in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh, the camps around them have been...
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation against installation of loudspeakers in Maha Kumbh on grounds of lack of data to indicate that the public address system was causing noise above the permissible limits.
Petitioners approached the High Court claiming that while they were campaigning in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh, the camps around them have been using loudspeakers (public address systems) and LCDs which are causing noise pollution. Petitioners claimed that such noise pollution caused hinderance in their meditation, etc.
The Court observed that the petitioners had only filed pictures of loudspeakers which have been installed for announcements and were placed on temporary public roads.
Noting that the petitioner had not shown how the public address systems were causing noise pollution, the bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra observed
“The filing of the petition is based on an academic exercise undertaken based on the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and producing few pictures of loudspeakers. Such a laconic petition cannot be countenanced.”
Accordingly, the PIL was dismissed.
Case Title: Brahmachari Dayanand Indian Inhabitant and another vs. Union of India and 4 others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 57 [PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 265 of 2025 ]
Case citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 57
