It had sought direction to the authorities to comply with the guidelines of 14 days quarantine and to constitute a high level committee to enquire as to whether continuous confinement of members of Tablighi Jamaat is violative of the provisions of the Constitution.Īfter being exposed to a large gathering on March 31 amid the COVID-19 or coronavirus lockdown, many members of Tablighi Jamaat from Markaz Hazrat Nizamuddin were taken out by the authorities and lodged in different quarantine centres in Delhi. Ali further submitted that several persons who are staying in those centres have written letters to authorities, but they have not been considered. The plea, filed through advocate Shahid Ali, had alleged that many people have been illegally lodged in quarantine centres. The court allowed petitioner Sabiha Quadri, a social worker, to withdraw the plea. The bench was told by the counsel for the petitioner that they wish to withdraw the petition as the Delhi government has already directed the release of Tablighi Jamaat members who do not show any symptoms of COVID-19. The submission was made at the outset of the hearing on a petition seeking the release of nearly 3300 Tablighi Jamaat members, who have been put in various quarantine centres for nearly 40 days and not released despite negative reports of COVID-19.Ī bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar conducted the hearing through video conferencing.
New Delhi: The Delhi high court was informed on Friday that the AAP government has decided to release the members of Tablighi Jamaat, who have completed mandatory quarantine and have shown no coronavirus symptoms.
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