Archive · 19 May 2025
Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Mandate Karwa Chauth for All Women
Imagine some people wanted everyone to celebrate a special day called Karwa Chauth.
It's a day when some women fast to wish for their husbands' long lives.
Someone asked the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, to make everyone do this.
But the court said no!
They thought the request was not genuine and was pushed by people who didn't want to be known.
The court explained that there's no rule stopping anyone from celebrating anyway, so the request wasn't needed.
Before, another court had said a similar request was silly and fined the people who made it.
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea to make Karwa Chauth mandatory for all women.
The court called the petition motivated and funded by unnamed actors.
The petition sought to enforce the celebration by all women, regardless of marital status.
The court noted the plea didn't identify laws restricting festival observation.
A similar plea was previously dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Who
- The Supreme Court, a petitioner, and various women.
- What
- The Supreme Court dismissed a plea to make Karwa Chauth mandatory for all women.
- When
- The event happened on Monday.
- Where
- India
- Why
- The court dismissed it because it was seen as lacking merit and serving no public interest.
- Action
- Dismissed a petition regarding Karwa Chauth.
- Intended scope of the petition
- All women
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Court's description of the petition
- Motivated and funded by actors
- Petition's Aim
- To enforce Karwa Chauth celebration by all women
- Article Publish Date
- May 19, 2025