The Supreme Court dismissed a plea on holding religious festivities in school grounds but allowed the century-old Ram Leela in Uttar Pradesh’s Tundla to continue. The bench observed the tradition has been running for over 100 years and directed that festivities must not inconvenience students or obstruct sports activities

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday dismissed the request for the use of school grounds for religious festivities. However, the apex court further allowed a "Ram Leela" event, which has been organised for a century in Uttar Pradesh' s Tundla, to be continued.

The bench, while giving the verdict, said that, "Although we don't approve of holding religious festivities in school grounds, this Ramleela has been going on for the past 100 years, and festivities for this y

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