The Bombay High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by four students challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to declare a public holiday on January 22 for the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

A bench comprising Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale dismissed the PIL, deeming it "politically motivated, frivolous, and vexatious." The court urged the students, who had filed the plea, to engage in more meaningful activities and refrained from imposing costs due to their young age.