No Delhi HC nod for meet at Ramlila Maidan

The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of the police to revoke permission for an organisation to hold a public meeting at Ramlila Maidan. The organisation, Mission Save Constitution, had argued that the revocation was arbitrary and unilateral. However, the court agreed with the police’s concerns about the event having communal undertones and the potential for increasing communal tensions in the area. The court emphasized that while there is freedom of speech, the apprehension of the police about communal tension cannot be ignored.