On January 5, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to hear a petition seeking to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from offering a ceremonial 'chadar' at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. A Bench consisting of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the matter is not justiciable. The petition also challenged the Union government's extension of state-sponsored ceremonial honour and recognition to the Islamic scholar Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and the Ajmer Dargah. Advocate Barun Sinha, representing petitioners Jitender Singh and others, said the tradition, started by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947, has no legal or constitutional basis. Mr. Sinha also mentioned a pending civil suit claiming the dargah was built over the ruins of a Shiva temple. The Supreme Court clarified that their decision will not affect the civil suit. Chief Justice Kant advised, "You go and seek appropriate relief in the civil suit." The petitioners, members of a Hindu outfit, expressed their grievance over "continued practice of state-sponsored ceremonial honour, official patronage and symbolic recognition" given to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti by various government bodies.