India, April 1 -- The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that individuals do not require prior permission from authorities to organise religious prayer meetings at their homes, provided no law is violated.

A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made the observation while quashing notices issued by police to two petitioners and directed authorities not to interfere with their civil rights.

According to the order delivered on March 24, the case relates to two relatives from Godhna village in Janjgir-Champa district. The petitioners had been organising prayer meetings in a hall on the first floor of their residence since 2016.

They submitted that despite no disturbance or unlawful activity during these gatherings, local polic...