JUDGMENT :

SUNIL B. SHUKRE, J.

Heard. Rule. Heard finally by consent forthwith.

2. Petitioner No.1 claims itself to be a social organization working for assertion of fundamental and other rights of citizens of India through lawful means and further claims that it is committed to following the constitutional principles of Ambedkarian thoughts. It also declares itself to be a non-political organization. Petitioner No.2, an Indian Citizen, is a President of Nagpur District Unit of the petitioner No.1 and petitioner No.2 in particular has stated that he has no criminal antecedents.

3. Petitioners desire to hold a workers meet at a ground known as Reshimbagh ground on 22-2-2020 from 12.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. This ground belongs to Nagpur Improvement Trust, but being in possession of CP and Berar Education Society, Nagpur, it is under the control of the Society for the purpose of granting permission or otherwise to hold public meeting or social gathering. Petitioners, therefore, approached the Society seeking its permission to use the ground for holding a public meeting of workers of petitioner No.1 organization. The Society granted permission to petitioner No.1 to hold such meeting on 17-2-20