Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has allowed two Jain temples in Mumbai to be opened for devotees from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj on the Diwali festival. However, these temples will have to follow the guidelines issued by the government regarding the corona epidemic. A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court on behalf of Shri Trustee Atma Kamal Labdhisurishwarji Jain Gyan Mandir Trust and other trusts, requesting permission to open 102 Jain temples for 5 days.
A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawala and Justice Abhay Ahuja, while hearing the petition, rejected the demand for permission to open another 100 temples. The court, while hearing the petition, approved the opening of the Jain temples of Dadar and Byculla 5 days during Diwali. These temples will be open from November 13 to 17 from 6 am to 1 pm and from 6 pm to 9 pm. During this time only 8 people can enter the hall of the temple for 15 minutes at a time.
Advocate Prafulla Shah argued for the petition in the High Court . Appealing, he said that with the opening of malls, restaurants and bars, gymnasium, metro and monorail, the government of BEST has also allowed the buses of BEST to run at full capacity. In this way, there is no reason why the temple cannot be allowed to open. The five-day period of Diwali is auspicious and extremely important for Jains, so temples should be allowed to open.
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