Tamil Nadu’s appeal against Madras HC order to carry out RSS Route March dismissed by Supreme Court

Today, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal dismissed an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the February 10 order given by the Madras High Court. The rejected judgment of the Madras HC was regarding the permission granted to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out route march on rescheduled dates without restrictions in the Tamil Nadu state. Earlier, the top Court adjourned the matter and stated that a discussion on suitable routes for the march will be done by the parties.

In October 2022, RSS sought permission from Tamil Nadu’s government to carry out march to mark Gandhi Jayanti and ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in the state. This was refused by the government ; therefore, RSS approached the High Court. A Single-judge bench on November 4, 2022, granted permission to RSS to conduct march under certain conditions including restriction of march in enclosed spaces or indoors. Further, these restrictions were abolished by the High Court on the ground that the protest may lead to a healthy democracy.

In today’s hearing, Advocate Archana Pathak Dave, Santosh Kumar, Mugdha Pande and Praneet Pranav appeared for RSS along with Sebior Advocates Guru Krishna Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy and Mahesh Jethmalani. Tamil Nadu Government was represented by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi. After hearing the contentions from both sides, the bench ordered, “All SLPs dismissed.”

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