Maha says no to ‘chhath puja’ at Juhu beach; HC to take call

Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay high court that it had refused permission to a cultural organisation to use Juhu beach here for organising ‘chhath’ celebrations on 8 November on the ground of serious violations committed earlier. A statement to this effect was made by GW Mattos, additional government pleader, in the high court on Tuesday. However, Anjani Kumar Singh, the counsel for the organisation ‘Mann Ranglo’, denied that the cultural body had flouted any norms earlier.