The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of a ‘Sanatan Dharm Raksha Board,’ emphasizing that the matter was within the policy domain and not for the court to decide.
A bench led by Chief Justice Manmohan, along with Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, noted that it could not direct the authorities to create such a board. The court advised the petitioner to approach the government, suggesting that Members of Parliament could raise the issue in Parliament.
“You have to go to the government. We don’t do this. They (MPs) will raise it in Parliament. We can’t do anything in this. We can’t say create a trust,” the bench stated.
The petitioner, represented by the Sanatan Hindu Sewa Sangh Trust, argued that the board was necessary to protect ‘Sanatan dharm,’ claiming that its followers were being attacked by people of other religions.
The counsel further pointed out that similar boards existed for other religions, but he had not received any response from the Centre regarding his representation.
However, the court remarked that it lacked the expertise to issue the direction sought by the petitioner, stating, “Writ petition is closed after giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the government.”
