A specially-constituted bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Dilip Gupta ruled that the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) could go ahead with erecting a pole at the Ghat for installation of the music system.
But it emphasised that care must be taken that the music should not be louder than permissible limits and that it should not be played earlier than 6 A.M. And beyond 10 P.M. As that might inconvenience those residing in the vicinity.
The CSC had submitted that while hearing a matter relating to cleaning the river Ganges, the court had ruled that there must be no fresh constructions within a distance of 200 metres from the banks of the river in Varanasi.
The CSC had also submitted that in a bid to give fillip to tourism in the ancient temple town, the VDA proposed erecting similar poles and music systems at Sheetala Ghat and Rajendra Prasad Ghat for which separate application would be filed later.
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