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SC Dismisses Plea Against PM Offering ‘Chadar’ at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The Supreme Court deemed the petition moot after the chadar was offered in December and ruled the issue non-justiciable, with no impact on pending civil suits.
- On Monday , the Supreme Court of India refused a plea to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from offering a chadar at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, saying the matter was not justiciable and the offering had already occurred in December.
- Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta filed the writ in January 2025, arguing the chadar would give "political legitimacy" to a disputed structure and sought declaration as Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman temple, removal of the dargah committee, and an Archaeological Survey of India survey.
- A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined the plea challenging state-sponsored ceremonial honour and said its order would have no bearing on the pending civil suit, directing petitioners to seek relief in the trial court.
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on December 22, 2025 offered a chadar on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a tradition petitioners traced to Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister , with Modi sending the chadar since 2014.
- The top court has barred trial courts from passing orders, including survey directions, while it hears petitions challenging the 1991 Places of Worship Act, which bars changes to a site's religious character as of August 15, 1947, with at least 18 suits pending nationwide.
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SC refuses to hear plea against Prime Minister offering of chadar at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi says the issue is not justiciable and asked the petitioner to seek appropriate relief in the civil suit, which was pending in the trial court on the claim that the dargah was built over the ruins of a Shiva temple
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking to Bar PM Modi from Offering ‘Chadar’ at Ajmer Sharif
Chief Justice Surya Kant emphasized that the court would not intervene in the ceremonial practices related to the Ajmer Dargah, despite ongoing civil litigation regarding its historical significance.
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