The Supreme Court today granted interim relief to petitioners seeking access to Jain temples in Maharashtra during the Paryushan festival which had started on August 15.The Court has permitted the petitioners to conduct prayers at three temples in Dadar, Byculla, and Chembur in Mumbai for the remaining two days of the festival, subject to the strict compliance of the SOPs in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The order was passed by a Bench of CJI SA Bobde with Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The Bench clarified that this interim order should not be treated as a precedent.The order is not meant to apply to any other case, particularly involving large congregations. In this regard, the Court added that it is referring particularly to the kind of congregations that take place during the Ganpati festival in Mumbai and other places.

The Supreme Court today granted interim relief to petitioners seeking access to Jain temples in Maharashtra during the Paryushan festival which had started on August 15.The Court has permitted the petitioners to conduct prayers at three temples in Dadar, Byculla, and Chembur in Mumbai for the remaining two days of the festival, subject to the strict compliance of the SOPs in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The order was passed by a Bench of CJI SA Bobde with Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian.The Bench clarified that this interim order should not be treated as a precedent.The order is not meant to apply to any other case, particularly involving large congregations. In this regard, the Court added that it is referring particularly to the kind of congregations that take place during the Ganpati festival in Mumbai and other places.