CHENNAI: “Are we still under British Raj,” asked Madras high court, permitting all forms of rallies by anyone to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday.
Justice G Jayachandran, permitting BJP’s youth wing to take out two-wheeler rallies to mark the day, took adverse judicial note of the rejection of permission by the Tamil Nadu police pointing out that it has been 77 years since the nation got freedom. He held that any person is free to organise rallies with just an intimation to police and that no prior police permission is required.
The court directed the state DGP not to prohibit any rally on Independence Day whether by car, bike, bicycle or by walk in which participants carry the national flag with due respect and dignity and pass through public lane/road/highway without causing disturbance to free flow of traffic.
The organisers shall inform the route and the number of people (approximately) likely to participate in the rally and the time of its commencement to enable police to provide necessary arrangements. “It is made clear that this permission is for carrying the national flag on Independence Day only,” the court said.
It passed the order on a plea moved by A Krishna Prasanth, youth wing secretary of Tamil Nadu BJP, challenging an order denying permission for a two-wheeler rally planned by the party on Aug 15. The petitioner submitted that the permission was denied citing ongoing construction work for roads and flyovers.
The court refused to accept the contention of additional advocate-general J Ravindran that the intention of the denial order was to prevent any disrespect to the national flag.
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