Should the Supreme Court, already burdened by backlogs of cases involving issues of national importance, which are awaiting their turn to even be heard for decades, be willing to entertain and decide the maximum height of the human pyramid? The human pyramid is part of the dahi-handi ritual on Janmashtami in Maharashtra.
There are reports now of some groups openly defying such a limit fixed by the apex court, creating a piquant situation for itself as well as for the agencies that comply with judicial direction from the highest court of the land.
If indeed such reports are true, will the court proceed against those found violating its direction? While refusing a plea for raising the 20-foot height, the court seemed concerned about reports of spinal cord injuries caused by such human pyramids. The question that arises is: Should for the same reason all adventure sports be also banned?
S K Choudhury Bengaluru
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