Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu government to allow RSS route march

financialexpress.com:

The Tamil Nadu government has agreed before the Supreme Court to allow the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold marches in various districts across the state, either on November 19 or 26, following the modalities approved by the Madras High Court.

During the hearing, Special Leave Petitions were filed by the State against the Madras High Court’s orders, which directed the police authorities to grant permission to the RSS for route marches in the state.

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A bench chaired by Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Dutta of the Supreme Court asked the RSS to submit the proposed route to the authorities within three days and asked the state to take a decision on it and inform the organization by November 15.

“On suggestion of the revised dates by Madhavi Divan, learned senior counsel representing the respondent-organisation, Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior counsel as well as Amit Anand Tiwari, learned AAG for Tamil Nadu submit that the respondents shall be permitted to conduct the procession/rally either on 19.11.2023 or 26.11.2023, as per the modalities approved by the High Court including the commencement and the terminating points of the procession/rally and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the High Court order,” the court said in its order, as reported by Indian Express

It added that “the respondent (RSS) may submit the proposed route within three days. The petitioner-authorities are directed to take an appropriate decision including the modification, if any, in the route, as agreed to by the respondents before the HC, and shall inform the same on or before 15.11.2023”. The SC fixed the next hearing on November 20.

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