Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu DGP not to prohibit any rally — by foot, bicycles, motorcycles, or cars — carrying the national flag on Independence Day provided it is done with due respect and dignity.
Justice G. Jayachandran passed the direction on Wednesday on a writ petition filed by A. Krishna Prasath, a BJP office-bearer, against the rejection of permission for a motorcycle rally by the Coimbatore City Police.
The court said that any individual or group is entitled to take out a rally carrying the Tricolour to exhibit patriotic fervour after informing the concerned police officials.
The Judge also said that the participants should ensure that there is no public disturbance.
R.C. Paul Kanagaraj, the counsel for the petitioner, claimed in the court that the police in other districts of the state denied permission for similar rallies even by foot or bicycles, violating the fundamental right of the citizens to carry the Tricolour.
Taking serious note of the matter, Justice Jayachandran said, “Tamil Nadu is known for its renowned freedom fighter ‘Tiruppur’ Kumaran also known as ‘Kodi Katha’ Kumaran, who sacrificed his life to protect the Tricolour’s honour during the British rule.”
“Unfortunately, 77 years after Independence, a petitioner has approached the court against the denial of permission by the police for taking out a motorcycle rally carrying the national flag,” he added.
The Judge also discarded the reasons cited by the police for denying permission to such rallies.
During the arguments, additional advocate general J. Ravindran said the Flag Code of India, 2002, clearly states that the Tricolour should not be flown on any vehicle except those carrying dignitaries such as the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Governors, and so on.
He also said that there were no political reasons for rejection of permission by the police and that permission sought for a similar rally by the Congress was also denied.
The advocate added that some people might end up disrespecting the Tricolour in such rallies.
The petitioner’s counsel told the court that only the pillion riders on motorcycles would carry the national flag during the rally, adding that it would not be mounted on the vehicles.
He also assured that the Tricolour would be handled with utmost dignity.
–IANS
aal/dpb/arm
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
