New Delhi: After hearing the petition challenging the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court has dismissed the petition. The court refused to intervene in the matter of renaming Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv and said that the state government has the legal right to change the names of the districts.
The Supreme Court said that the Bombay High Court has already declared the government’s decision as legal. We do not see any justification for interfering in this. The court said that in any case, not everyone can be satisfied with the name of the city, but it is within the government’s authority. It can take a decision to change the name.
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‘No comparison between Allahabad and Aurangabad’
The Maharashtra government had renamed Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv, which was challenged. During the hearing, the Supreme Court acknowledged that there will always be supporters and opponents of the name change. The court also shed light on this important issue and said that the cases of Allahabad and Aurangabad are not comparable.
What else did the Supreme Court say?
The Supreme Court stressed that renaming is the prerogative of the state government and does not require judicial review. The High Court had already considered the arguments and issued detailed orders, in which the Supreme Court decided not to interfere. Earlier, on May 8, the Bombay High Court had upheld the state government’s decision to rename Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv, terming it legally valid. The Supreme Court’s support to this decision means that the names Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv for Aurangabad and Osmanabad will remain the same.
Tags: Maharashtra News, Supreme Court
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 2, 2024, 14:24 IST
