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Bombay HC tells Haji Ali trust to resolve dispute of ban on women

The Bombay high court last week orally suggested to the Haji Ali trust to reconsider its decision about not allowing women inside the inner sanctum of the dargah.

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The Bombay high court last week orally suggested to the Haji Ali trust to reconsider its decision about not allowing women inside the inner sanctum of the dargah.

A division bench of justice VM Kanade and justice BP Colabawala said: "Normally such matters should be resolved at the trust level. If it's not done, then we will pass orders accordingly after hearing all parties."

The bench also told the petitioners that stoking religious sentiments sometimes cannot be correct. "What is the guarantee that orders passed by us will be followed by the trust," it questioned.

The court made these oral observations while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by two women who challenged the ban on entry of women.

The trust managing the dargah has opposed the petition challenging the ban on the ground that it is protecting women from uncomfortable situations. The petition states that gender justice is inherent in the Quran and the decision contravenes the Hadiths, which proves that there is no prohibition on women visiting graves.

It also says that restriction "emanates from a very conservative and extremist Salafi ideology" which is against women's freedom and equality. "If such arbitrary actions of the trust are not restrained, it is not inconceivable that in the future, there may be an order banning the entry of women in the dargah complex and non-Muslims wholly."


 

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