Supreme Court today refused to stay the decision of the West Bengal government to grant 28 crore rupees Durga puja committees across the state.<br />'' <br />''A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, however, issued notice to the state government and sought its reply within six weeks. <br />''<br />''<br />''The top court was hearing a petition filed challenging the state government's decision to dole out  28 crore rupees to puja committees for Durga Puja celebrations.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Calcutta High Court on October 10 had refused to interfere with the state government's decision to grant the amount to puja committees in the state.</span><br />