The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea seeking permission to offer namaz on public land in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. It said religious freedom does not extend to using public land as a matter of right where public order and others' rights may be affected.

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea seeking permission to offer namaz on public land in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. It said religious freedom does not extend to using public land as a matter of right where public order and others' rights may be affected.

Allahabad HC dismissed petition seeking to offer namaz on private land and said right to practice religion is subject to public order.

The recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court on Public Namaz has ignited a nationwide debate on the limits of religious freedom