DO PRAYERS NEED LOUDSPEAKERS?
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The use of loudspeakers and amplifying devices in religious procession has become very common in India. Nowadays, people have been using amplifying devices in religious processions to the extent that it has become one of the most common features of such processions.i The consistent noise created due to the loudspeakers sounds at the religious functions such as Durga Pooja, Azan Recitation, noises created during the Diwali, Holi and other festivals has become a daily exercise. During Navaratri, the loudspeakers and amplifying devices are continuously played for the whole night till the morning. The authorities have failed to get rid of it since a long time.ii People do not know about its illegality and treat it like their right. All this contributes to noise pollution which creates a lot of difficulty and health hazards for people.
Recently, Allahabad High Court passed a Judgment that recitation of Azan via loudspeaker is not protected under Article 25 as it is not an integral part of Islam.iii It has raised several questions in the legal domain of our country. The questions which needs to be analysed is the legality and rights for the use of loudspeakers. Does it form an integral part of the religion, is it hazardous for the health and what kind rights of others it can violate by being hazardous for the for health.
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