Maharashtra
‘Seasonal activist’: SC dismisses pleas against legal scheme for Prez election

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition by Dr Mandati Thirupathi Reddy who had wanted to file his nomination for the Presidential election, but it was rejected by the returning officer, the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala told Reddy, who was petitioner-in-person, that no case was made for the interference of the court, as it dismissed his plea.
Reddy contended that the returning officer did not permit him to file his nomination for the ensuing election of President, but the bench noted that permission was not granted, as his nomination form did not comply with the mandatory statutory condition contained in the 1952 Act.
The bench said: “In view of the matter, the rejection of the nomination form of the petitioner does not suffer with any legal infirmity and no case of interference of this court is made out.”
Reddy is a native of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh.
Another petition was filed by Delhi resident Bam Bam Maharaj Nowhattia, who has been unsuccessfully attempting to contest presidential polls since 2007. The bench said it seems he is a “seasonal activist” who wakes up after every five years to contest the election.
It told Nowhattia’s counsel to withdraw the petition, and added that it was not scared of deciding it today itself if the plea is not withdrawn.
The bench said it is not a healthy practice, when an election is announced, the activist becomes active and pointed out that the petitioner made first representation in 2007 and for the next five years, he was in some kind of hiding. “Whenever the presidential election comes, then you become active and that is why, I said that he is a seasonal activist,” added the bench.
The petitioner alleged that Section 5 B (1) (a) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, bars a person from contesting the presidential polls if the candidature is not signed by 50 lawmakers as proposers and 50 as seconders.
At this, the bench noted that nobody has prevented the petitioner from challenging the validity of the provisions for all these years. It added that exemplary cost would be imposed if such petitions are pressed for hearing.
NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu and opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha are contesting for the top post in the elections slated for July 18. The counting of votes will take place three days after the polling.
disaster
Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.
Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.
More details are awaited.
Maharashtra
Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.
Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.
There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.
The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.
Maharashtra
Haji Ali Dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid due to rising sea level

Mumbai: Due to rising sea level at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid. On March 31, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims from 12 noon to 3 pm. During this time, entry of pilgrims to the dargah will be restricted. The dargah will be closed on Tuesday, April 1 from 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Therefore, we have appealed to the pilgrims not to gather at the dargah during these hours. This information has been released by Tahir, administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah. Pilgrims visit Haji Ali Dargah on Eid-Basi and Tiwasi, but due to the rising water level of the sea, water gets accumulated on the way to the Dargah and entry to the Dargah is prohibited and the gate of the Dargah remains closed during these days, due to which there is a lot of crowd there. Therefore, pilgrims have been requested to come to the Dargah only at the scheduled time.
The police also remains vigilant at the Dargah during the rising sea level, as there is a crowd of pilgrims here during Eid and festivals. The Haji Ali Dargah administration has said that on the occasion of Eid, lakhs of pilgrims visit the Dargah of Haji Ali (RahmatullahAlaih). These pilgrims include pilgrims from the country and abroad, so the Dargah administration has also claimed special security arrangements on Eid. Spiritual scenes are also seen at Haji Ali Dargah during Eid prayers.
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