Can Mosques Stop Using Loud Speakers Without Permission?: Karnataka High Court Asks Counsel To Take Instruction

A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N S Sanjay Gowda said,

"The learned counsel appearing for the tenth to twenty-sixth respondents seeks time to take instructions whether the said respondents will file an affidavit stating that they will not use the loudspeaker/public address system without obtaining written permission in accordance with Rule 5 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000."

The direction was given by the court while hearing a petition filed by 32 residents of Icon apartment in Bengaluru, pointing to the illegal use of loudspeakers and amplifiers in religious places.

The matter will next be heard on August 28.

Case Title: Rakesh P v. State of Karnataka

Writ Petition No 4574/ 2021

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