No Religion Prescribes Use Of Loudspeakers For Prayer: Allahabad HC Declines Mosques’ Request To Install Loudspeaker For Five Time Azaan.

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Those who filed the petition stated that they should be allowed to play loudspeakers at the mosque for two minutes for five-time prayer (namaj) daily. They claimed that this would not harm pollution and social order. This is part of their religious work. As the population is increasing day by day, and it is important for Muslims to raise a prayer call through loudspeakers before prayers.

Rejecting this demand, Judge Pankaj Mittal and Judge Bipin Chandra Dikshit said that according to Article 25 (1) of the Constitution, all citizens are allowed to practice and promote their religion. But, there is no mention to use loudspeakers for any prayer call in any religious books, so far. On the other hand, the priority of the High Court is to apply the law properly to maintain the harmony of the society maintaining proper order to ensure ‘social interest and public good’. And in the present case, it is clear that there is no need for evangelism in the society, rather it is very much important to maintain social cohesion.