Calcutta High Court allows Ganga Sagar Mela to be held
The Hindu
Three-member committee may recommend ban on entry to Sagar island
The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the Ganga Sagar Mela to be held in West Bengal but directed the setting up of a committee which may recommend to the State a ban on entry to Sagar island, where the pilgrimage is held, in case of violation of health safety norms.
The Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice K.D. Bhutia also directed the State government to declare Sagar island, where the annual fair is held, as a notified area in terms of Section 3 of the Gangasagar Mela Act, 1976. This declaration will empower the State government to take measures for the health and safety of devotees.
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