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Karnataka High Court raps Hindu Jagarana Vedike for hoardings before permit
Karnataka High Court raps Hindu Jagarana Vedike for hoardings before permit
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday pulled up Hindu Jagarana Vedike for putting up hoardings for a torchlight march on August 14 even before the court decided its plea for permission. Justice…
The Story in Brief
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday pulled up Hindu Jagarana Vedike for putting up hoardings for a torchlight march on August 14 even before the court decided its plea for permission. Justice Suraj Govindaraj asked how the organisation could assume the court would allow it. “Don't take the court for granted,” the judge said.
The police had refused permission on August 6, citing law-and-order concerns. The group moved the High Court on August 8 and installed hoardings on August 12. The state told the court the banners were photographed. The group argued the march is patriotic and secular, and said it would follow any reasonable conditions. The hearing will continue on August 14.
The Indian Opinion
The row between a right-wing group and the Karnataka High Court is not about patriotism. It is about procedure. The group put up hoardings for a march after the police refused permission, then asked the court to overrule the police. The judge rightly called it presumptuous. The real test is whether the group will be allowed to hold the march on August 14 without police deployment, bearing its own risks. If it does, the law applies to everyone equally.
Source: barandbench.com
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