Supreme Court Cancels Puri Ratha Yatra

New Delhi / Bhubaneswar : Supreme Court of India cancels Puri Ratha Yatra which was scheduled to be held on June 23. 

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court of India has stalled the annual Rath Yatra this year citing Covid-19 pandemic.

An SC bench headed by CJI SA Bobde while hearing a plea seeking cancellation of the festival this year ruled, “We consider it appropriate that in interest of public health and safety of citizens to restrain the respondents from holding the Rath Yatra this year. We direct that no Rath Yatra will be held in temple area of Odisha.”