Supreme Court order of limiting the height of Dahi Handi by 20 feet was violated, organizers related to Raj Thackeray led Maharastra Nariman Sena, who not only violated the said order by exceeding the limit marked by SC but also challenged the police to initiate action against them.
- Jogeshwari Jai Jawan Govinda Group built human pyramid of 9 tiers which was organized by Avinash Jadhav, he publicly said “Hoy me kayda modnar” (Yes, I will break the law) in Marathi. Jadhav also said “Mr. Thackeray has 92 cases against him, 1 more case will not bother him”, to which FIR was registered with Naupada police.
- In Chembur also, SC order was violated with 8 tiers human pyramid.
- Apart from the violation of SC directive of limiting height of Dahi Handi, SC also disallowed the Govinda below the age of 18 to participate in Dahi Handi but in various Dahi Handi children below the permissible age limit were also seen in participation.
Ex MLA Nitin Sardesai said “We stand with Govinda’s if police decide to initiate action against them.”
“This objective was passed by Supreme Court after Nagesh Bhoir, aged 29, fell from human pyramid during Dahi Handi in 2009, injured his spinal cord and cannot even walk without the help of stick”