Delhi High Court orders government to prohibit affixing of photographs of deities on walls . The order was issued on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petitioner Gaurang Gupta said the images are sacred to the followers of the faith .
New Delhi, December 9: The Delhi High Court issued an order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Friday, directing the government to prohibit the affixing of photographs of deities on walls to discourage people from relying on them or spitting on the sacred images or littering, according to a Division Bench, which was led by Chief Justice of Delhi Satish Chander Sharma and also comprising Justice Subramonium.However, these actions are jeopardizing the general religious belief in the populations.The petitioner, Gaurang Gupta, a practicing cleric, said the images are sacred to the followers of the faith, and that public urination, spitting, and throwing junk are a danger to the people at large, and that such conduct is in violation of Article 19(1)(a) and can be curtailed as per Article 19(2) under the strictest conditions of public order, decency, and morality.According to the plea, religion is a vital component of India's social fabric, and the use of revered pictures for such a pm1Jose is affecting the public's feelings, and it would have a significant detrimental effect on the whole society.