Mumbai, March 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to allot a space for offering Namaz during the holy month of Ramzan near Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) citing security reasons.
Dismissing a petition from taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers' union, a division bench of Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla ruled that "security is paramount" and overrides religious considerations in high-risk zones like airports.
The union has sought permission to use a space which was demolished or be allotted another site in the same area where they could offer namaz. "When there is a security risk.security comes first; irrespective of religion. When it comes to security, we will not compromise one bit...