"Lord Buddha himself will not endorse this": Madras High Court rejects plea to declare Buddha Purnima as government holiday

The bench asked the petitioner how the Court could pass such a direction asking the Union and the State governments to declare a public holiday.

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31 Mar 2023, 7:41 am

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The Madras High Court on Friday rejected a writ petition seeking directions to the Central and State governments to declare Buddha Purnima as a government holiday [MC Pandiaraj v The Union of India].

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Madras High Court

Buddha Purnima

Government Holiday