US EditionRSS Route March Row: Karnataka High Court Rejects Appeal Against Stay on Government Order Curbing Activities in Public Spaces
The Karnataka High Court upheld the stay on a government order restricting unauthorized gatherings, citing constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
- On Thursday, a division bench of Justices S G Pandit and Geetha K B dismissed the State Government of Karnataka's appeal and refused to lift the stay on the Government Order barring unauthorised assembly of more than 10 people in public spaces.
- On October 18, the government order was issued ahead of RSS centenary marches and requires permission three days before events, stayed by Justice M Nagaprasanna after petitions by Punashchetana Seva Samsthe, We Care Foundation, and two individuals.
- Senior advocate Ashok Haranahalli argued that the GO violated Article 19, petitioners claimed it prima facie infringed rights, while Advocate-General Shashi Kiran Shetty said it targeted rallies, and the bench questioned gatherings of 10 or more.
- The court refused the state's request to confine the stay and set procedural next steps, declining to limit the stay's operation to petitioners and directing a meeting on November 5 with the main petition listed for November 17.
- Opposition leaders including the BJP said the GO aimed to curb RSS activities, while Justice M Nagaprasanna and the single-judge bench found a prima facie infringement of fundamental rights without legislative backing.
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Amid RSS route march dispute, Karnataka HC dismisses state appeal against earlier court order staying Government Order against gatherings on public property
A group known as the Punashchetana Seva Samsthe, along with other petitioners, had approached the Karnataka High Court, claiming that the Government Order was violative of fundamental rights.
Karnataka High Court rejects state appeal against stay on order seen curbing RSS events
The Karnataka High Court dismissed the state government’s appeal against a stay on its order requiring permission for private events in public spaces. The bench told the government to approach the single judge instead. The order was seen as aimed at curbing RSS marches.
Karnataka HC rejects state appeal against stay on GO curbing activities in public spaces
The Karnataka high court on Thursday dismissed the state government’s appeal against an interim order that had stayed its controversial directive requiring private organisations to obtain prior permission before holding activities in government-owned spaces.
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