Haji Ali Dargah Shrine

No entry will be allowed to devotees at the landmark Haji Ali Dargah (shrine) as well as the popular Mahim Dargah in Mumbai in view of the coronavirus epidemic, it was announced on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today granted the last opportunity to the Maharashtra government to remove illegal encroachments on 908 square metre area on the approach road and near the historic Haji Ali Dargah shrine in south Mumbai.

The Supreme Court today asked Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove encroachments in a 500 square metre area in the historic shrine within four weeks, while lauding its efforts in this regard so far. The top court said if the encroachers failed to comply with the order to remove the encroachments by June 6, then the Joint Task Force (JTF) set up...

The famous Haji Ali Dargah Trust in Mumbai was today allowed by the Supreme Court to remove encroachments around the shrine on its own rather than allow a task force set up on the high court's directives to demolish them.

The Supreme Court today asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove the encroachments in a 908 square meter area around the famous Mumbai mosque by May 8 while making it clear that the area containing the shrine will remain protected.

Women will have the same access to the famous Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the Supreme Court was informed today.

Asking the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to take a progressive stand on the issue of allowing women inside the famous Muslim shrine in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today agreed to extend the stay on a High Court order which lifted a 2012 ban on the entry of women. The court will now hear the matter on October 17.

Women have the right to enter the core or inner sanctum of Mumbai's famous Haji Ali shrine, the Bombay High Court has ruled. However, women cannot avail of the order just yet - the trust that runs the shrine wants to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, so today's verdict is suspended or put on hold for six weeks.

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its much-awaited verdict on a petition challenging the ban on women to the burial area of the saint inside the famous Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai.

At around 6 am on Thursday, activist Trupti Desai led a group of women into the Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, where she was denied permission to enter two weeks ago. There was tight security and policemen followed her where she went.

Rights activist Trupti Desai's efforts to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah were foiled by policemen and locals this evening. The activist -- who had successfully campaigned against the ban on women entering the Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple -- had planned to enter the dargah, one of the foremost Muslim shrines, which does not allow women in i...

Amid campaigns against ban on women from entering the 'chauthara' of Shani Shingnapur shrine and certain restrictions for them at Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra has also come into spotlight for bar on female devotees offering prayers in the inner sanctum.

The Haji Ali Dargah Trust says it's "un-Islamic under the Sharia" for women to visit graves and its decision is final.

No entry will be allowed to devotees at the landmark Haji Ali Dargah (shrine) as well as the popular Mahim Dargah in Mumbai in view of the coronavirus epidemic, it was announced on Thursday.

The Supreme Court today granted the last opportunity to the Maharashtra government to remove illegal encroachments on 908 square metre area on the approach road and near the historic Haji Ali Dargah shrine in south Mumbai.

The Supreme Court today asked Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove encroachments in a 500 square metre area in the historic shrine within four weeks, while lauding its efforts in this regard so far. The top court said if the encroachers failed to comply with the order to remove the encroachments by June 6, then the Joint Task Force (JTF) set up...

The famous Haji Ali Dargah Trust in Mumbai was today allowed by the Supreme Court to remove encroachments around the shrine on its own rather than allow a task force set up on the high court's directives to demolish them.

The Supreme Court today asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove the encroachments in a 908 square meter area around the famous Mumbai mosque by May 8 while making it clear that the area containing the shrine will remain protected.

Women will have the same access to the famous Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the Supreme Court was informed today.

Asking the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to take a progressive stand on the issue of allowing women inside the famous Muslim shrine in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today agreed to extend the stay on a High Court order which lifted a 2012 ban on the entry of women. The court will now hear the matter on October 17.

Women have the right to enter the core or inner sanctum of Mumbai's famous Haji Ali shrine, the Bombay High Court has ruled. However, women cannot avail of the order just yet - the trust that runs the shrine wants to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, so today's verdict is suspended or put on hold for six weeks.

The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its much-awaited verdict on a petition challenging the ban on women to the burial area of the saint inside the famous Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai.

At around 6 am on Thursday, activist Trupti Desai led a group of women into the Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, where she was denied permission to enter two weeks ago. There was tight security and policemen followed her where she went.

Rights activist Trupti Desai's efforts to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah were foiled by policemen and locals this evening. The activist -- who had successfully campaigned against the ban on women entering the Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple -- had planned to enter the dargah, one of the foremost Muslim shrines, which does not allow women in i...

Amid campaigns against ban on women from entering the 'chauthara' of Shani Shingnapur shrine and certain restrictions for them at Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra has also come into spotlight for bar on female devotees offering prayers in the inner sanctum.

The Haji Ali Dargah Trust says it's "un-Islamic under the Sharia" for women to visit graves and its decision is final.