The Supreme Court has rejected a writ petition that questioned the long-standing practice of the Prime Minister presenting a ceremonial chadar at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. The court declined to entertain the challenge, stating that the issue did not warrant judicial scrutiny.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter and concluded that the relief sought was not justiciable. The petition had argued that the Prime Minister’s act of offering a chadar at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti amounted to an unconstitutional practice and should be discontinued.
The court observed that the plea did not raise any enforceable legal right and noted that the ceremonial offering had already taken place, rendering the petition ineffective. On these grounds, the bench dismissed the case at the threshold.
While declining to interfere, the Supreme Court clarified that its decision would not affect any other legal proceedings that may be pending before lower courts in relation to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
The ruling reinforces the court’s position that symbolic or ceremonial actions by constitutional authorities, in the absence of a clear legal violation, fall outside the scope of judicial review.
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