Supreme Court of India
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. The Union of India & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, it not only restricts entry/exit of the residents from their respective residences but also, at times, permits access to the residents only by foot due to complete stoppage of vehicles.
Judgment, page 36
From the headnote
Constitution of India: Arts. 32, 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) – Right to protest – Right to assemble peaceably and without arms – Writ petitions seeking quashing of the repeated imposition of police order u/s. 144 Cr.P. . by which Central Delhi area declared as prohibited area for holding public meetings, dharna, peaceful protests; quashing of the order of NGT prohibiting/banning demonstrations at Jantar Mantar road; and issuance of writ of mandamus laying down the guidelines for holding public meetings, dharnas – Held: Right of people to hold peaceful protests and demonstrations etc. is a…
Authorities it was built on
- 2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors.
- 1991 St. Stephen's College Etc. Etc. v. University of Delhi Etc. Etc.
- 2012 In Re: Ramlila Maidan Incident Dt.4/5.06.2011 v. Home Secretary, Union of India & Ors.
- 1974 Acharaya Maharajshri Narandraprasadji Anandprasadji Maharaj Etc. Etc. v. The State of Gujarat & Ors.
- 1977 Rev. Stainislaus v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
- 1970 Madhu Limaye v. Sub-divisional Magistrate, Monghyr & Ors.
- 1983 Acharya Jagdishwaranand Avadhuta, Etc. v. Commissioner of Police, Calcutta & Anr.
- 1961 Babulal Parate v. State of Maharashtra and Others.
- 1962 Kameshwar Prasad and Others v. The State of Bihar and Another
- 1972 Himat Lal K. Shah v. Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad & Anr.
- 1996 Bombay Environmental Action Group and Anr. v. The Municipal Corpn. of Pune and Ors.
- 2015 Anirudh Kumar v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.
- 2019 G H P. Gopalkrishnan @ Dileep v. State of Kerala and Anr.
- 2024 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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