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Karnataka HC stays Govt order to obtain permission for organizing events in public places

  • Karnataka HC’s blow to Karnataka Congress Govt

  • Govt had issued the order to target the RSS

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – The Karnataka Government, targeting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), had made it mandatory for private organizations to take permission from the administration before organizing any events in Government buildings, public places, roads, etc. Now the Dharwad bench of the Karnataka High Court has stayed this order of the Government and postponed the next hearing till November 17th. ‘Punaschaitanya Seva Sanstha’ had filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court against this order of the State Government.

The order is tantamount to a restriction on the fundamental rights given by the Indian Constitution

Senior advocate Ashok Haranahalli, on behalf of the organization, said that the Government order is tantamount to a ban on the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India. According to the Government order, even for gatherings of more than 10 people, permission from the Government will have to be obtained, which is a violation of fundamental rights. Even if a programme is held in a park, this order makes it illegal. When Police laws exist, what was the need to issue such an administrative order ? The Government cannot issue such an order.

The advocates appearing for the State Government sought one day’s time to respond. The bench, while granting an interim stay on the Government’s order, observed that by this order, the Karnataka Government is taking away the powers granted under Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution of India.

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