In Kalaburagi, the Karnataka High Court gave the green light for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) centenary march in Chittapur on Nov. 2. The court asked organizers to re‑file their application and set a new deadline for the case on Oct. 24.
The decision came after a petition filed by Ashok Patil, the RSS leader in Kalaburagi, whose original request for a march was rejected by local authorities despite meeting all paperwork requirements. The High Court’s Kalaburagi bench, headed by Justice M.G.S. Kamal, treated the case as an emergency to speed up the review.
Patil’s lawyer said the application first goes to the police, then to the Executive Magistrate. The government argued it had denied the march because of law‑and‑order concerns—other groups, like the Bhim Army and Dalit Panthers, had also asked for processions. The court questioned whether a march that isn’t a protest even needs permission and pointed out that no clear law addresses this.
To keep peace, the court told the government to schedule different times for each group’s procession. It noted that the RSS has organized marches at 250 different sites in Karnataka without any incidents so far.
The ruling comes amid a flare‑up when Chittapur’s MP, Priyank Kharge, recently pushed for a ban on RSS activities. The High Court’s order is expected to clarify the legal status of processions in the state.
Source: ianslive
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