Chhattisgarh High Court: No permission needed for home religious prayers
The Chhattisgarh High Court just made it clear: you don't need official permission to hold religious prayers at home, as long as you're not breaking any laws.
This came after two residents from Janjgir-Champa said they had been organizing Christian prayer meetings since 2016, and even the village council withdrew its no-objection certificate.
Justice Chandravanshi rejects state approval requirement
While the state argued that prior approval was necessary and pointed to past criminal cases, Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi disagreed, saying there's no legal barrier if rules aren't broken.
The court also noted that authorities can only step in if there's an actual issue, like noise complaints.
Interestingly, a similar decision was given by the Allahabad High Court earlier, backing up this right to private religious meetings.