Consider Feasibility Of Holding Muslim Mahapanchayat Meeting At Ramlila Ground On Dec 18: High Court To Delhi Police, MCD

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to consider feasibility of holding a public meeting (All India Muslim Mahapanchayat) at the Ramlila Ground on December 18.

Justice Subramonium Prasad ordered that the application already given by the organization, Mission Save Constitution, for holding the Mahapanchayat on December 18 be treated as a representation.

“….and the Respondent No.3/MCD and the Police Authorities are directed to consider the feasibility for holding the Mahapanchayat at Ramlila Ground, Delhi on 18.12.2023,” the court said.

The court was dealing with a plea moved by the organization seeking direction on the authorities to act upon its request and grant NOC to organize the public gathering at Ramlila Ground.

The organization is founded by Advocate Mehmood Pracha and claims to work for creating awareness among the masses, especially the depressed classes, about their constitutional rights.

While the permission was initially sought for holding the public meeting on December 04, the MCD took a stand that the Ramlila Ground was not available for the said date and the same can be allotted subject to NOC from Delhi Police.

The Delhi Police stated that NOC was already given to Maha Tyagi Seva Sansthan for organizing 'Mahayagya for Vishwa Jan Kalyan' at Ramlila Ground from December 03 to December 15, and therefore, Ramlila

Ground was not available for December 04.

The court said that it was not going into the controversy as to whether the Maha Tyagi Seva Sansthan should have first approached the MCD and then the Police Authorities or as to whether the petitioner organization should have first approached the Police Authorities and then the MCD.

The counsel appearing for the organisation submitted that out of the dates given by the MCD and the Police Authorities, December 18 was the most convenient for holding the Mahapanchayat.

“In view of the above, let the application already given by the Petitioner on 10.11.2023 for holding the Mahapanchayat on 04.12.2023 be treated as a representation for holding the Mahapanchayat on 18.12.2023…,” the court said.

The matter will now be heard on November 28.

The court had last month refused to grant permission to the organization to hold a similar public meeting at the Ramlila Ground on October 29.

It upheld the Delhi Police’s decision which revoked the permission granted to the organization for holding the meeting, observing that it cannot be held to be arbitrary. 

Title: MISSION SAVE CONSTITUTION v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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