Azaan, is Integral Part of Islam but Not the Loudspeakers: HC

High Court held that  that ‘Azaan’ is no doubt an essential part of the Muslim religion but the use of microphones is certainly not an integral part of ‘Azaan’ and a combined reading of the tweet Nos. 1 to 4 are meant to criticise the use of electricity / microphones for religious purposes. There is no violation of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India curtailing the freedom of conscious practice and propagation of religion or to manage religious affairs. A fair interpretation of the words used by respondent No.4 clearly indicate that the word ‘gundagardi’ in tweet No.4...