NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order prohibiting animal sacrifice, and limiting Muslim devotees rights to prayers at the dargah on the Thirupparankundram Hill in Madurai to Ramzan and Bakrid festival days. “We do not propose to interfere with the impugned order (Madras High Court) without expressing any opinion with regard to the rights of the parties... The petition also challenged the high court’s finding that the practice of offering namaz was only of a “recent origin”. It said the high court had merely endorsed a peace committee understanding with regard to performance of namaz at Nellithoppu during Ramzan and Bakrid. Bhushan submitted that the HC had gone too far in confining prayers to only two occasions in the year.

Source: Indian Express February 10, 2026 11:07 UTC