Delhi HC allows 50 people to offer namaz at Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan

The Delhi High Court has directed the Station House Officer of Nizamuddin police station to permit entry of 50 people to offer namaz at Markaz during Ramzan.

The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed 50 people to offer namaz five times a day at Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan, saying there is no direction in the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) notification to close down places of worship. The court also noted that there was "no clear stand" of the central government whether religious congregations or gatherings were permitted in other places of worship. Justice Mukta Gupta directed that namaz is to be offered on "first floor above the basement" of the mosque, making clear that it has to be "strictly in accordance" with the DDMA's April 10 notification and other standard operating protocols.