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Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the state government, said that for the past 200 years, the Idgah land was used as a playground for children and all revenue entries are in the name of the State.
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On the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Supreme Court has asked the Karnataka Waqf Board and Central Muslim Association of Karnataka to approach the Karnataka High Court for a dispute over the use of the Idgah Maidan for the upcoming Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations.
Meanwhile, the top court refused to grant permission to hold the Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations on the Idgah Maidan.
No such function as Ganesh Chaturthi was organised at Idgah Maidan for the past 200 years; the Supreme Court was quoted as saying by PTI.
For the unversed, the High Court of Karnataka had given its nod to holding the Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations on Bangalore's Idgah Maidan. The petitioners challenged the high court's decision before the Supreme Court.
Stating that the municipal corporation has no right to hold such a function, the petitioners asserted that there seems to be an attempt to change the character of the Idgah maidan as no religious function has been held on the Waqf's property in the last 200 years.
Responding to the claim of sudden inference by the State Government on the use of the Idgah Maidan, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi said the state government looked after the revenue entries of the ground and contested the claim of possession of the Idgah ground under the exclusive control of the Waqf Board.
While the dispute over the ownership of the Idgah ground continues, it will be interesting to see if any administrative order to allow the festivities of the said ground is allowed in the meanwhile.