One of the prime reasons cited by Supreme Court (SC) Justices Dr Dhananjaya Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee for permitting the consecrated adarian fire from the Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in Bharuch to be shifted to Koparkhairane in New Bombay was, "Allowing the situation to suffer the delays of litigation will lead to a situation where the purpose of ensuring the existence of the sacred fire may be seriously imperiled...The balance of convenience and the need to prevent irretrievable injustice require the Court to grant relief."
The urgency was justified as the matter had been pending in the various courts for......