Fake babas giving bad name to genuine spiritual leaders: Supreme Court

Fake babas and their unlawful actions are giving a foul identify to real non secular leaders, the Supreme Court (SC) noticed on Wednesday whereas directing the Central authorities to counsel measures to deal with these bogus personalities, who’re fooling their gullible disciples and the general public at massive.

An SC bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA Bobde, was listening to a plea in search of motion towards varied ashrams run by faux non secular gurus, who’ve allegedly confined inmates, significantly girls, in unhygienic residing situations, amid fears of the unfold of the raging coronavirus illness (Covid-19) outbreak.

“There is a lot of money involved and criminal activities are happening. See what can be done? This kind of practice gives a bad name to everyone,” CJI Bobde advised solicitor-general (S-G), Tushar Mehta, the Central authorities’s second senior-most legislation officer.

The petitioner, Dumpala Ramreddy, was requested by the apex courtroom to supply S-G Mehta with a replica of the petition in a bid to assist him counsel options to take care of the rising menace.

Reddy had approached the highest courtroom in April, alleging that his daughter is confined to Adhyatmika Vidyalaya Ashram at Rohini in Delhi based by Veerendra Dev Dixit, who’s at present on the run after being accused of rape.

Reddy submitted that each the Central and state governments weren’t taking any motion towards faux babas and had been permitting such unlawful ashrams to mushroom and on most events from unauthorised premises.

“Considering the urgent prevailing situation due to spreading of Covid-19 in the country, particularly in places where social distancing is not maintained … the petitioner prays for the intervention of this court for the rescue of the women/persons in the ashrams,” the plea said.

The petitioner additionally sought tips to be laid down to control institutions and the functioning of such ashrams and to shut down these run by historical past sheeters.

He additionally cited a listing launched by the apex physique of sages, Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, declaring 17 babas, together with Dixit, Asaram Bapu, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and Radhe Maa as faux non secular personalities and cautioning the general public towards them.

Reddy contended that 17 such ashrams are nonetheless operational and hundreds of gullible disciples are staying in them.

“If this man (Reddy) says Akhada has declared that there are 17 ashrams that are fake, it raises serious questions,” the bench remarked.

Reddy sought the evacuation of inmates from the ashrams on the earliest due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.

“The authorities are not verifying the facilities available in the ashrams and they are in poor condition. They do not have basic amenities and the living conditions are unhygienic,” the petition added.