New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday sought the responses of the Centre, the AAP government and police on a PIL seeking the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah here.Apart from the Centre, the Delhi government and police, a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.K. Rao also issued a notice to the trust managing the dargah (shrine) and sought their stand on the plea by April 11, 2019.The court was hearing a plea by three women law students, who have claimed that the dargah does not permit entry of women into the shrine.The petition, filed by advocate Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, claims that there is a notice put up outside the dargah – a shrine built over the grave of a religious figure – clearly stating in English and Hindi that women are not allowed inside.Also Read: Sabarimala Issue Underscores How the Alt-Right Uses Limits of Liberty to Its AdvantageThe law students in their petition have contended that they made several representations to authorities, including the Delhi police, but no response was received and therefore, they moved to the high court.The plea has sought directions to the Centre, the Delhi government, police and the trust managing the shrine, to frame guidelines for ensuring entry of women and declare the bar as “unconstitutional”.The petitioners, who are law students from Pune, have contended that while the Supreme Court has allowed women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala, women in the national capital were being discriminated against.According to the petition, the law students came to know of the bar on women’s entry at the dargah when they visited the shrine on November 27 to offer prayers.“Nizamuddin Dargah by its very nature is a public place and prohibition of entry of anyone in a public place on the basis of gender is contrary to the framework of the Constitution of India,” the PIL said.It also said that various other shrines like the Ajmer Sharif Dargah and the Haji Ali Dargah do not prohibit entry of women.