# Karnataka High Court allows march, pulls up group for hoardings

2026-08-13T20:31:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed Hindu Jagarana Vedike to hold a torchlight march in Mysuru on Independence Day eve, quashing police refusal. Justice Suraj Govindaraj ruled that citizens cannot be stopped from celebrating Independence Day on mere apprehension of communal tension. The court limited the march to 100 persons and required them to walk in rows of five. On Thursday, the court had pulled up the group for putting up hoardings announcing the event before permission was granted, calling it presumptuous. The state had opposed the plea, citing the organisers' criminal antecedents and the sensitivity of the route.

## Coverage

- barandbench.com <https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/dont-take-courts-for-granted-karnataka-high-court-pulls-up-hindu-jagarana-vedike-over-hoardings-for-torchlight-march>
- livelaw.in <https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/karnataka-high-court/karnataka-high-court-rebukes-hindu-jagaran-vedike-torch-light-march-banners-545734>
- livelaw.in <https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/karnataka-high-court/hindu-organisation-independence-day-march-permitted-mysore-communal-tension-apprehension-545794>

Tags: Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Independence Day, Karnataka High Court, police permission, rule of law, torchlight march
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