Mumbai: Four law students on Saturday moved the Bombay High Court challenging the state government’s decision to declare a public holiday on Monday for the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The Public Interest Litigation contends that declaring a public holiday to celebrate a religious event violates the principles of secularism enshrined in the Constitution. Law students Shivangi Agarwal, Satyajeet Siddharth Salve, Vedant Gaurav Agrawal and Khushi Sandeep Bangia have sought the constitution of a special bench to hear the matter on Sunday. According to reports, a bench of Justice Girish S Kulkarni and Justice Neela K Gokhale is likely to hear the plea. The petition argues that the state cannot associate with or promote any particular religion. “An…
