The Calcutta High Court division bench that on Monday passed an order banning the entry of visitors to Durga puja pandals agreed today to review its order.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''This decision came after Forum for Durgotsav, an organisation of different puja organising committees, moved a review petition before the division bench comprising Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<br />''The court will hear the arguments tomorrow, a day before the formal beginning of the five-day festival.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''According to Shashwata Basu of the Forum for Durgotsav, the court's order will land puja organisers across the state in major trouble, as most of them have already made preparations for the festival keeping in mind Covid-19 safety protocols.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<br />''The Forum has even offered to take the justices on a tour of major puja pandals to show the bench the organising committees' crowd management plan.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been opposed to imposing stringent restrictions on the festival, saying Bengal's Durga puja is not a festival that can be observed by staying indoors.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">More than 37,000 community pujas are organised in the state and most of them already have their pandals ready or are currently nearing completion. Decorated puja pandals, often themed on iconic architectural structures, have been a major attraction of the puja.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 20, 2020 6:14 PM
Calcutta HC agree to review its order banning entry of visitors to Durga puja pandals