The Gujarat High Court has sought the state government's reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting 'azaan' (call to prayer) in mosques.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav on Monday allowed Shaktisinh Zala, a Bajrang Dal leader, to join the PIL after the original petitioner Dharmendra Prajapati sought to withdraw it citing threats.