A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde directed the state government to impose curfew in the Puri City during the time when the chariots are taken out in the procession
The Puri Rath Yatra, which is attended by hundreds of thousands of people from across the world, is scheduled from June 23
After the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the annual Rath Yatra, the state government had been facing tremendous pressure from different quarters to intervene in the matter
The bench told Odisha government not to allow the yatra or pilgrimage procession and related activities anywhere in the state to avoid spread of coronavirus
The West Bengal unit of the BJP has challenged the order of the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, which had disallowed the Rath Yatra
West Bengal BJP's had planned to launch the Rath Yatra from three districts of the state
"We are apprehensive that the government may move the Supreme Court," says Dilip Ghosh
Devotees irrespective of caste, creed and religions choked the Grand Road to have glimpse of the deities