Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to give urgent hearing on an application filed by an activist seeking recall of its earlier order holding that it was a woman's fundamental right to enter any place of worship and the state government's duty to protect this right.
On April 1, a division bench headed by Chief Justice DH Waghela observed that women have the fundamental right to enter any place of worship where men too are allowed, and it was the government's duty to ensure that this right was protected.
The court had also ordered the state government to ensure strict implementation of the Maharashtra Hindu Place of Worship (Entry Authorisation) Act 1956.
On Thursday, an application was filed before the same bench by an activist from Thane district, Sunita Pal, seeking recall of the April 1 order of the high court on the grounds that the court has misconstrued the Act and its provisions.
"The Act was formed post-Independence for Dalits and others from Scheduled Caste so that there is no discrimination against them. If gender discrimination was the issue behind forming the Act, then the legislation would have specifically mentioned 'women' in the Act," Mr Jha argued.
"You (Pal) have filed application in a petition in which you (Pal) are not even a party," Chief Justice Waghela said while posting the application for hearing on April 11.
On April 1, a division bench headed by Chief Justice DH Waghela observed that women have the fundamental right to enter any place of worship where men too are allowed, and it was the government's duty to ensure that this right was protected.
The court had also ordered the state government to ensure strict implementation of the Maharashtra Hindu Place of Worship (Entry Authorisation) Act 1956.
On Thursday, an application was filed before the same bench by an activist from Thane district, Sunita Pal, seeking recall of the April 1 order of the high court on the grounds that the court has misconstrued the Act and its provisions.
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"The Act was formed post-Independence for Dalits and others from Scheduled Caste so that there is no discrimination against them. If gender discrimination was the issue behind forming the Act, then the legislation would have specifically mentioned 'women' in the Act," Mr Jha argued.
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"You (Pal) have filed application in a petition in which you (Pal) are not even a party," Chief Justice Waghela said while posting the application for hearing on April 11.
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