Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad directed the application for granting permission to organize Durga Puja in Prayagraj, which may be made before the concerned DM. The Hon'ble Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma refused to give permission to organize the festival as the same is, "subject to guidelines prescribed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to combat the COVID-19 pandemic."

In wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the petitioners sought permission for organizing Durga Puja as per the guidelines of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The writ was filed in form of mandamus, for directing the district and police administration to call a meeting of the officials of the Bengali Welfare Association and the Durga Puja Committee at least 21 days prior to taking any decision in this regard for their assessment of difficulties. This writ was dismissed with guidelines to approach the district magistrate.

This news has been reported by Urvi Yadav