SC To Hear Plea Against Karnataka Inviting Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushtaq For Dasara Festival

The Supreme Court on Thursday listed a petition filed against the Karnataka High Court’s order upholding the decision of the state government to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the state-sponsored Dasara Mahotsav at the Chamundeshwari temple, Mysuru.

A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India agreed to hear the plea after an advocate sought urgent listing of the case against a High Court order saying non-Hindus can’t perform the ’Agra Puja’.

"This is a plea against the Karnataka government’s decision to allow a non-Hindu to perform ’Agra Puja’ at the Chamundeshwari Temple for the inauguration of Dasara in Mysuru," counsel said, adding that the event is on September 22.