THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA WRIT PETITION No.15265 OF 2025

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition is filed by way of House Motion under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus to declare the impugned rejection orders passed by respondent No.4 and basing on the alleged rejection orders of respondent No.4 issuing the present impugned letter dated 20.05.2025 by respondent No.5 as illegal and further prayed this Court to set aside the impugned order dated 20.05.2025 issued by respondent No.5 and prayed to direct respondent No.5 to accord permission to conduct world peace festival scheduled to be held on 24.05.2025 in Gymkhana Grounds, Secunderabad for support the world peace festival and further requested to suspend the impugned letter dated 20.05.2025 of respondent No.5 directing the respondent No.4 to accord permission.

2. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner-Gospel (unreached Millions Society), represented by its Executive Member is working for the entire World to upgrade the lifestyle of the unreached poor people with the activities in the entire World, headed by Dr. K.A.Paul and they are running the activities in the entire world and whenever the Countries in the several places in the entire World nearer to the War, the petitioner was working to setback those wars. Besides that the petitioner is intending to perform meeting on occasion of ‘stopped war’ between India and Pakistan to enlighten the people for peace and to avoid the wars in World, where Dr. K.A.Paul doing the same since long decades. It is also further stated that the petitioner has applied for permission on 15.05.2025 to Respondent No.4 in respect of conducting a ‘Global Peace Festival’ on 24.05.2025, wherein they are inviting 2000 people and leaders.

3. It is also further submitted that the CEO of Gymkhana Grounds has also granted permission for conducting the Global Peace Festival to respondent No.4 after paying prescribed fee. Further, the petitioner has received the letter dated 20.05.2025 from respondent No.5 who gave permission for utilizing Gymkhana Ground for conducting the said Global Peace Prayer and they have found that permission was not accorded by respondent No.4 as such they intimated to get permission from the police and other departments as the meeting is going to be held on 24.05.2025.

4. Having aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed contending that the petitioner has conducted similar meeting earlier in the year 2022 on the eve of the Gandhi Jayanthi and earlier also respondent No.4 has rejected the said application on various grounds. The present application of the petitioner was rejected by the respondent No.4 on the following reasons.

“1. The proposed date for this event is 24-05-2025 (Saturday) which is a working day. This period will witness peak vehicular traffic movement on the city roads; The above venue is located near main road towards Panjagutta and Secunderabad Road.

2. In the absence of clearly specified numbers of participants, it will be extremely difficult for the Police to plan and implement adequate Band-o bust. Moreover, a sudden increase in the crowd will also make it challenging for the police to restrict them and there will always be possibility of the crowd suddenly rush towards main road; it will cause obstruction to the free flow of Traffic.

3. The organizer has not specified the route/routes through which the participants will be mobilized. In the absence of clearly mentioned route/routes, the traffic wing will find it extremely difficult to regulate the crowds coming for this event, besides ensuring smooth regular traffic flow.

4. Permission to conduct "Global Peace prayer meeting" at aforementioned venue cannot be granted, as it may throw public life out of gear and cause enormous inconvenience to road users, employees and particularly sick people who require urgent medical assistance.

5. The using of loud speaker with audible sound, cre