US EditionKarnataka High Court stays Siddaramaiah govt order seen as move to curb RSS activities
- On Tuesday, the Dharwad bench of the Karnataka High Court put an interim stay on the Government Order dated October 18, 2025, blocking state directives requiring prior permission for gatherings over 10 people on government premises.
- The Government Order, issued on October 18, 2025, followed letters from Priyank Kharge, Karnataka Information Technology Minister, and was widely seen as aimed at curbing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activities ahead of centenary marches by the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government.
- The Government Order required written approval if more than 10 people gather, barred private groups from using government schools and college grounds without consent, and tasked district administrations with enforcement under Karnataka Land Revenue and Education Acts.
- The bench found the GO infringed Articles 19 rights and stayed the order while issuing notices to the State Government, Home Department, Director General of Police, Hubballi Police Commissioner.
- The court scheduled the next hearing for November 17 as Justice M Nagaprasanna posted the matter; Ashok Haranahalli argued the order restricted gatherings unlawfully, while Siddaramaiah said the government will challenge it and BJP called it a setback.
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Setback for Karnataka govt: HC stays order on gatherings in public spaces amid row over RSS route marches
The Karnataka High Court observed that the government order prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people in public spaces without prior permission takes away the right conferred upon citizens.
Karnataka HC puts interim stay on State gov's order banning RSS to hold events in government buildings
A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna heard a petition filed by the Punashthen Seva Sanstha of Hubballi. Senior advocate Ashok Haranahalli, appearing for the petitioner, said that the government has ordered that permission should be obtained for gatherings of more than ten people. He termed it a restriction on the fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution.
Karnataka High Court stays Siddaramaiah govt order seen as move to curb RSS activities
The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has stayed the state government’s order that required private organisations to seek permission before conducting activities in government premises.
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