Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 635 · Decided 23 July 2018
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. The Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 635 · [2018] 11 S.C.R. 586
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1153/2017
- Decided
- 23 July 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 144; Constitution Article 32, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(b)
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.C. by which Central Delhi area declared 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
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