Moon sighted, India to celebrate Eid on Monday
New Delhi (PTI): Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon was sighted this evening.
Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that the moon was sighted at several places.
Eid will be celebrated in the country on March 31, Monday, he said.
Describing Eid as a festival of brotherhood and harmony, Ahmad said, "On this occasion, we pray that brotherhood and harmony in the country continues to prosper and is strengthened with love."
In Jammu and Kashmir, Grand Mufti Nasirul Islam said that the festival will be celebrated on Monday as the crescent moon was sighted at many places in the Union territory. "Reports of moon sighting have been received from various parts including Srinagar," the Grand Mufti told reporters in Srinagar.
Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated across the world on different days and it is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon which is supposed to denote the start of the Shawwal month in the lunar Islamic calendar.
Meanwhile, Muslim organization Imarat-e-Shariah-Hind also issued a statement confirming the sighting of the Eid moon in different parts of the country including in the national capital.
The statement quoted Maulana Najibullah Qasmi, secretary of the organization's Ruat-e-Hilal Committee (Moon Committee), as saying that it is announced that the "month of Shawwal will start from Monday, March 31 and special prayers of Eid-ul-Fitr will be offered tomorrow morning".
Meanwhile, Shahi Jama Masjid Imam Syed Shaban Bukhari said in a video shared on social media that the moon of the Islamic month of Shawwal was sighted in different parts of the country on Sunday, hence it is announced that Eid-ul-Fitr is on Monday.
Head of prominent Muslim organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Maulana Arshad Madani, in a post on Facebook, greeted people on Eid and said he prays that Allah makes this Eid "an opportunity to remove differences and promote the spirit of tolerance and love among us".
This year the month of Ramzan was of 29 days, while last year it was of 30 days.
According to the Islamic calendar, there are 29 or 30 days in a month, depending on the sighting of the moon. During the month of Ramzan, people do not eat or drink anything from sunrise to sunset.
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BCI urges SCBA, SCAORA to accord farewell to retiring SC judge Bela Trivedi
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New Delhi (PTI): The Bar Council of India on Friday urged the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association to organise an official farewell ceremony for Justice Bela M Trivedi.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, while presiding over ceremonial bench proceedings conducted to bid farewell to Justice Trivedi, deprecated the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for not holding the usual function for the retiring judge.
"I must deprecate openly, because I believe in speaking plainly... The association (SCBA) ought not to have taken such a stand," the CJI said.
As a matter of practice, the SCBA holds farewell functions for retiring apex court judges. An exceptional decision was taken in Justice Trivedi's case, possibly because of some decisions that went against the lawyers affiliated to the bar body.
Manan Kumar Mishra, the chairperson of Bar Council of India (BCI), wrote to SCBA president Kapil Sibal and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) head Vipin Nair to express deep concern over not holding a farewell function for Justice Trivedi.
"The denial of a farewell to a judge of such stature raises questions about the institutional values that we, as a collective body of legal professionals, stand for.
"To ignore her contributions and deny her the respect she rightfully deserves is to diminish the very principles of equity, fairness and integrity that Justice Trivedi has ardently upheld throughout her illustrious career," the BCI chairperson said.
The BCI further acknowledged the pivotal role of both SCBA and SCAORA in shaping the ethos of the legal community and said, "The SCBA and SCAORA have for long exemplified leadership, wisdom and a deep sense of institutional responsibility.
"Your actions resonate far beyond the walls of the Supreme Court and serve as guiding lights for the legal fraternity and the nation at large."
The BCI emphasised that a farewell is not a matter of mere ceremony, but a reaffirmation of the collective commitment to the values and traditions that uphold the dignity of the judiciary.
"Institutions are sustained by traditions, and traditions are upheld by the respect we accord to those who serve them with distinction and honour.
"We humbly urge the SCBA and SCAORA to uphold this tradition, and offer Justice Trivedi the farewell she deserves, as a gesture of institutional gratitude and respect," Mishra said.
Justice Trivedi, the 11th woman judge to be appointed in the history of the apex court, was elevated to the top court on August 31, 2021, where spent over three years.
Though Justice Trivedi would have demitted office on June 9, 2025, Friday marked her last day in office owing to a personal commitment.
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