Supreme Court Declines to Hear Plea Against Ramzan Early Leave Policy for Muslim Employees

The Supreme Court declined to hear a plea challenging Andhra Pradesh and Telangana’s decision to allow Muslim employees to leave work an hour early during Ramzan.

A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed the petitioner to approach the respective high courts under Article 226.

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing the petitioner, challenged the circulars issued by both governments.

The court made it clear it would not entertain the plea, prompting the petitioner to withdraw it with the liberty to move the high courts.

The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments had permitted early departure for Muslim employees from March 2 to March 30.