Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 424 · Decided 30 August 2000
Church of God (Full Gospel) in India v. K.K.R. Majestic Colony Welfare Association and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 424 · [2000] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 15
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 732/2000
- Decided
- 30 August 2000
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1), 25, 26, 19(1)(a); Environment Protection Act Section 5
Headnote
B Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules thereunder-Rule 5- Noise Pollution-Church using loudspeakers, drums and other musical instruments during prayers-Held, noise level to be controlled since no C religion prescribes that prayers should be performed by disturbing the peace of drums and other musical instruments during prayers. Respondent-Association made a complaint against the Church to State Pollution Control Board regarding noise pollution. D Complaints were also made to Poiice by the respondent Noise level surveys conducted by the Board in the vicinity
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