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N. ANAND VENKATESH
J. Ramesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records to quash the order made in C.No.13/Ka/OO/AA/RS Puram Range/2024 dated 14.03.2024 passed by the second respondent and to direct the respondents to grant permission to the petitioner to conduct Road Show in Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore and to provide adequate police protection on 18.03.2024 starting 4 PM for a distance of 4 kilometers.)
1. The District President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Coimbatore has filed this Writ Petition challenging the rejection order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 14.03.2024 and for a consequential direction to the respondents to grant permission to conduct the road show on 18.03.2024 for 4 kilometers via Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, to be attended by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate for the respondents.
3. The petitioner applied for permission with the 2nd respondent on 14.03.2024 to permit his party to conduct a Road Show for 4 kilometers in which the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India was to participate in ord
Hindrance to public movement cannot be a ground for denial of permission for a road show involving high-level political leaders, and security arrangements should be coordinated to ensure smooth condu....
The need for a specific representation for the rally and the court's discretion in granting permission with restrictions.
Art. 19(1)(b) of the Constitution guarantees the fundamental right of every citizen to hold peaceful assembly or processions, the same is not an absolute right.
Fundamental rights to conduct cultural programmes and processions must be upheld unless substantively justified by law enforcement concerns.
Encouraging public events in the context of national celebrations and providing necessary police protection.
The right to assemble is constitutionally protected but subject to reasonable restrictions in light of public safety.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need to balance the right to hold peaceful assembly with the right of the public to carry on with normal life and activities, and the impositio....
Court permits a political conference to proceed with conditions for public safety despite initial rejection due to location concerns.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the recognition of the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and protest, subject to reasonable restrictions, and the duty of the State to respect....
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