Govindas in Dadar make a 20-ft+ pyramid lying on ground to express their  displeasure over the Supreme Court ruling setting a cap on the height of the human pyramids.

"The SC put a ban on 20+ feet pyramids, so this is our symbolic way of expressing our displeasure," said Amar, a Govinda.

The court has refused to relax conditions put by the high court like barring youths below 18 years of age from participating in the Dahi Handi festival in Maharashtra and capping the height of the human pyramid at 20 feet.

At the outset, the bench did not agree with the contention that the festival had the colour of popular sport and there should be no cap on the height of the pyramid in view of the fact that the court has already barred youth below 18 years of age from taking part in it.

"Has it (festival) brought any medal in the Olympic? I belong to the city (Mumbai). I would have been happy if it had brought any medal," Justice Dave said, adding that this ritual sometimes caused serious injuries to participants, particulary the spine.

The counsel for Jogeshwari-based 'Jai Jawan Krida Mandal Govinda Pathak' said the highest height of the human pyramid at 43.79 feet has found mention in the Guinness Book of World Records and capping it would be "unfair".  More than 1500 organisations are looking in anticipation at this court as the capping of the height would take away the competitiveness from the sport, he said.