Gulbarga Dargah Case update: Court allows Shivling worship inside dargah on Shivratri. Know full verdict, dispute history and latest developments.
A new twist in the Gulbarga Dargah case. The dargah committee filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to halt Shivaratri worship. The court did not guarantee an immediate hearing and questioned the misuse of Article 32. The dargah in question is considered to be associated with both religions and has previously permitted limited worship. Now, allegations are being made that efforts are being made to gradually change the religious character of the site through annual petitions.
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Gulbarga Dargah Case — Full Breakdown
Big development from Karnataka’s Gulbarga: the High Court has once again allowed limited Shivling worship inside a disputed dargah on Maha Shivratri (Feb 15), giving major relief to the Hindu side. The permission came while hearing a plea by Siddha Ramaiah Hiremath, similar to last year’s order where only 15 devotees were allowed under tight security.
Meanwhile, the Dargah Committee rushed to the Supreme Court trying to stop the puja, arguing that repeated court permissions are part of a pattern to slowly change the religious character of the site. But the CJI-led bench refused urgent hearing, warning that directly filing everything in the Supreme Court creates the impression that High Courts are “defunct.”
Why This Place Is So Controversial
The shrine is historically linked to Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Alauddin Ansari and Hindu saint Raghav Chaitanya, both believed to have relics there. A structure known as the Raghav Chaitanya Shivalinga also stands inside the complex. For years, people from both communities prayed there peacefully — until tensions rose in 2022 after miscreants allegedly desecrated the Shivling.
What The Petition Claims
The Dargah side says repeated festival-time petitions are a strategy to create gradual religious entry and later claim rights over the site. They argue this violates the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which freezes the religious status of sites as of Aug 15, 1947.
Why This Case Matters
This isn’t just a local dispute — it reflects a growing national trend where historical religious claims are reaching courts. The Supreme Court’s remarks on Article 32 filings signal that it wants High Courts to handle such matters first, reinforcing judicial hierarchy.
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