HC fixes final hearing date on Haji Ali's women ban

MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Monday fixed March 16 as date for the final hearing of a public interest litigation challenging the ban on the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah which houses the mazaar (tomb) of the saint and has millions of visitors every year.

A new bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice A R Joshi heard PIL filed by activists Noorjehan Niaz and Zakia Soman of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, who experienced "first hand the restriction which was imposed somewhere between March 2011-June 2012." They said right from their childhood they were allowed unimpeded access to the inner sanctum (mazaar) but now there is a barricade.

Another bench at the preliminary hearing on January 28 had framed constitutional questions for the petitioners to respond. Advocate Raju Moray, appearing for the PIL petitioners, submitted their response and told the court that the prayers are innocuous and could be worked out. Advocate for the Haji Ali Dargah Trust said the ban was imposed to avoid sexual harassment of women and he would rely on two Supreme Court judgments. The judges then said they shall hear the matter and decide it finally.

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