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Rejecting as 'mischievous' a petition seeking to restrain Muslims from offering Namaz at places other than specified, the Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner saying persons like him were causing bloodshed in the country.
"You are the kind of people causing bloodshed in the country," a three-judge bench comprising Justice B N Kripal, Justice P Venkatarama Reddy and Justice Arijit Passayat said, while dismissing the petition filed by Varanasi-based businessman Arun Kumar Jaiswal.
"It is a mischievous petition," the Court said and directed Jaiswal's counsel Sunil Kumar Singh to deposit the fine within four weeks in the Court Registry.
The Court further said the fine would go to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
As the counsel tried to argue the matter further even after he was given an opportunity to withdraw the petition, the bench warned if he continued with the arguments, the fine would be doubled.
The petitioner had contended that offering of 'pious Namaz' at public places other than specified for this purpose caused 'inconvenience' to people from other communities.
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