The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday approached the High Court in Nainital seeking the resumption of the Chardham Yatra. The high court said that it cannot remove the ban on the yatra unless directed by the Supreme Court where the matter is pending.
The High Court stated that "As long as the matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court, the High Court cannot consider lifting the stay." On Tuesday, Advocate General SN Babulkar and Chief Standing Advocate Chandrashekhar Rawat, appearing before the division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma, requested to lift the ban on Chardham Yatra by saying that the livelihood of thousands of people is linked to the Chardham Yatra.
The high court had put a stay on the Chardham Yatra on June 28, citing the lack of proper health facilities in districts through which Chardham Yatra passes and the threat of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, the state government had filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court.
The Chardham Yatra, which includes a visit to the Kedarnath temple, attracts lakhs of tourists and devotees every year from across the country and abroad.
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