Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

HC disposes of PIL on marriage functions

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CHANDIGARH: The high court on Wednesday asked the Punjab and Haryana government­s and the Chandigarh administra­tion to look into the demand of reducing the upper limit of 50 guests at marriages and related gatherings. The HC disposed of the PIL filed by advocate HC Arora, asking him to approach the administra­tions. He had challenged the guidelines issued by the Union ministry of home affairs allowing gatherings of up to 50 guests at marriages, etc in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. He had argued that these guidelines are in violation of the Dowry Prohibitio­n Act, 1961. his possession and a preliminar­y probe suggested that he was using it to pass the toll plazas on the highway without paying tax.

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