18:27] Sathyam Advt Delhil: Media Note Cases Listed On – 28-05-2021 :1.A ,CT-74,B1 BId-5145,Sl-11,WPIL-831 of 2021,Apl-2/2021 : – Allahabad High Court Lawyer ASHUTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA filed a PIL in Allahabad high Court through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput against use of public address systems is going on in the entire state at the Mosques and other religious places.
[5/27, 18:27] Sathyam Advt Delhil: Media Note
Cases Listed On – 28-05-2021 :1.A ,CT-74,B1 BId-5145,Sl-11,WPIL-831 of 2021,Apl-2/2021 :
– Allahabad High Court
Lawyer ASHUTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA filed a PIL in Allahabad high Court through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput against use of public address systems is going on in the entire state at the Mosques and other religious places.
Advocate Satyam Rajput stated in the petition that That entire country is suffering through second wave of Covid-19 and every citizen is at home due to lock-down imposed by the government in several States or due to self-restriction to avoid infection of this fatal disease.
That now a day’s house is not only a place to accommodate housemates but an office for an employee who is working from home, class room for a student taking online classes, court room for a lawyer attending hearings virtually and apart from these several other activities are taking place through house due to fatal second wave of Covid-19.
Due to continuous use of public address system several times during a day is causing tremendous interruption in concentration as well as to the mental and physical health of every house hold living in the vicinity of such areas where public address systems are installed and being used to honk in flagrant violation of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 & order passed by this Hon’ble Court in PIL No. 570 of 2020.
That such illegal use of public address system several times a day is causing interruption of sleep, affect communication, loss of efficiency, hearing loss or deafness, high blood pressure, depression, irritability, fatigue, gastro-intestinal problems, allergy, distraction, mental stress and annoyance etc.
Advocate Satyam Rajput has stated following prayers in the Petition
1) Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the respondents to ensure compliance of direction passed in PIL No. 570 of 2020 and ban regular use of public address system and sound amplifying device for religious recitation and/or call for prayer without permission of competent authority.
2) Issue a Writ, order or direction directing the Respondent No.2 to collect, compile and publish technical and statistical data relating to noise pollution and measures devised for its effective prevention, control and abatement and stop regular use of public address system and sound amplifying device for religious recitation and/or call for prayer without permission of competent authority.
3) Issue a writ, order or direction to the respondents to call objections of general public living in the vicinity of Temple, Mosque or Church prior to issuance of permission for use of public address system or sound amplifier device for religious recitation and/or call for prayer.
4) Issue a writ, order or direction to the respondents to publish details of applications and permissions granted for use of public address system or sound amplifier for religious recitation and/or call for prayer, in public domain making the same available to the general public for reporting in case of violation of norms as prescribes under The Noise The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
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