The Delhi High Court today termed as "exorbitant" the rates prescribed by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for use of land dedicated for making Ravana effigies by artisans.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said it was "inhuman" to charge artisans exorbitant rates for temporary use of land and directed that the amounts should be "notional".
The court also said that since the artisans require the land for just two months every year, "We see no reason why a temporary site cannot be provided."
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