Indore HC admits plea challenging Hingot Yudh

  • | Tuesday | 2nd October, 2018

INDORE: The Indore bench of high court on Monday admitted the petition challenging traditional ‘Hingot Yudh’ of Gautampura tehsil and listed the matter for final hearing after the petitioner submitted a rejoinder in the case.The petitioner began arguing the matter before the bench of Justcie PK Jaiswal and Justice Vivek Rusia ahead of the court’s direction for its hearing along with cases listed for final arguments.The petitioner submitted that state government had not given any authentic historical documents showing the Hingot Yudh to be a tradition or custom.“We have also submitted that the state has failed to point out any literature or proof showing that Hingot war is integral part of the religion and the non-performance of such claimed ritual would cause fundamental change in character of any religion or belief, which is the definition given by the Supreme Court,” advocate Prateek Maheshwari, petitioner’s counsel said.The petitioner also challenged the state government’s stand that the view of village elders may be taken on record for this purpose, stating that the said people cannot be considered to be authority on this subject.The petitioner also challenged the ‘arrangements’ made by government to ensure public safety and security alleging that the event has caused mass scale destruction to life and limb of participants and spectators.“We had also brought before the court the recent judgments passed by the Supreme Court regarding entry of women at Sabrimala temple and triple talaq issue in which it struck down the practices, which were not essential to the faith or religion and were causing violation of fundamental rights,” advocate Maheshwari added.

INDORE: The Indore bench of high court on Monday admitted the petition challenging traditional ‘Hingot Yudh’ of Gautampura tehsil and listed the matter for final hearing after the petitioner submitted a rejoinder in the case.The petitioner began arguing the matter before the bench of Justcie PK Jaiswal and Justice Vivek Rusia ahead of the court’s direction for its hearing along with cases listed for final arguments.The petitioner submitted that state government had not given any authentic historical documents showing the Hingot Yudh to be a tradition or custom.“We have also submitted that the state has failed to point out any literature or proof showing that Hingot war is integral part of the religion and the non-performance of such claimed ritual would cause fundamental change in character of any religion or belief, which is the definition given by the Supreme Court,” advocate Prateek Maheshwari, petitioner’s counsel said.The petitioner also challenged the state government’s stand that the view of village elders may be taken on record for this purpose, stating that the said people cannot be considered to be authority on this subject.The petitioner also challenged the ‘arrangements’ made by government to ensure public safety and security alleging that the event has caused mass scale destruction to life and limb of participants and spectators.“We had also brought before the court the recent judgments passed by the Supreme Court regarding entry of women at Sabrimala temple and triple talaq issue in which it struck down the practices, which were not essential to the faith or religion and were causing violation of fundamental rights,” advocate Maheshwari added.

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