New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to urgently list a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order restraining the use of a school playground in Uttar Pradesh’s Tundla for holding Ramlila celebrations.

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh agreed to urgently list the matter for hearing on Thursday (September 25), after it was mentioned for urgent hearing.

The special leave petition (SLP) filed by the Ramlila Committee contended that the Allahabad High Court passed an ex parte order without giving it an opportunity to be heard.

In its interim order passed on Monday, a Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra of the Allahabad High Court, while hearing a PIL alleging misuse of a school playground by an unnamed person/

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