A division bench stated: “The highest courtroom had noticed that no faith prescribes prayers to be carried out by disturbing the peace of others by means of voice amplifiers or drum beating.” At a listening to on Oct 16, HC requested the petitioner to exhibit whether or not putting in loudspeakers was obligatory in non secular apply. The petitioner couldn’t produce supporting materials and was “not entitled to hunt aid”, it stated. “The SC had additionally famous that whereas there’s a proper to speech, there exists a proper to pay attention or decline to pay attention. No person will be compelled to pay attention, and no person can declare he has a proper to make his voice trespass the minds of others,” the bench noticed. The HC detailed Guidelines of 2000 framed beneath Setting (Safety) Act, 1986, and cited well being dangers of noise air pollution.
