New Delhi : Mere proximity of a watering hole to a place of worship, if the statutorily prescribed distance of 100 metres is maintained between the two, is no ground for closing down the bar, said the Supreme Court on Friday while observing that some wants to pray while some others may want to have a drink.
The bone of contention is the existence of Jothy Bar at a distance of 114.5 metres from the entrance of the Throwbathiammam Temple in Puducherry, well beyond the statutorily prescribed minimum distance of 100 metres between a watering hole and place of worship.
New Delhi : Mere proximity of a watering hole to a place of worship, if the statutorily prescribed distance of 100 metres is maintained between the two, is no ground for closing down the bar, said the Supreme Court on Friday while observing that some wants to pray while some others may want to have a drink.
The bone of contention is the existence of Jothy Bar at a distance of 114.5 metres from the entrance of the Throwbathiammam Temple in Puducherry, well beyond the statutorily prescribed minimum distance of 100 metres between a watering hole and place of worship.
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