The Tamil Nadu police has approached the Madras High Court seeking "review" of the order passed by the Court directing the police to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a state-wide route march on October 2..On September 22, single-judge Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan had directed the TN police to grant permission to the RSS to carry out a route march led by a musical procession at 51 locations across the State on October 2. The RSS had claimed that the event is meant to commemorate 75 years of Indian independence, Gandhi Jayanti, Vijay Dasamai, RSS' foundation day, and to pay respect to Dr. BR Ambedkar.However, the police on Wednesday, September 28, denied permission to the RSS for such march despite the single-judge order.In the petition filed on Thursday, the police said that it denied permission to the RSS and urged that the single-judge's order be reviewed considering the vulnerable law and order situation across the State in the wake of the ban imposed on the Populist Front of India (PFI) and some other organisations. .The plea stated that the current law and order situation in the State is "not conducive" to hold such marches. Meanwhile, the RSS also moved the Court by way of a contempt petition taking objection to the denial of permission by the Police.Justice Ilanthiraiyan agreed to hear the contempt plea on Friday if the same is numbered by the court Registry by then. .State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammad Jinnah appeared for the Tamil Nadu police.Senior counsel S Prabakaran and advocate Rabu Manohar represented the RSS.
The Tamil Nadu police has approached the Madras High Court seeking "review" of the order passed by the Court directing the police to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a state-wide route march on October 2..On September 22, single-judge Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan had directed the TN police to grant permission to the RSS to carry out a route march led by a musical procession at 51 locations across the State on October 2. The RSS had claimed that the event is meant to commemorate 75 years of Indian independence, Gandhi Jayanti, Vijay Dasamai, RSS' foundation day, and to pay respect to Dr. BR Ambedkar.However, the police on Wednesday, September 28, denied permission to the RSS for such march despite the single-judge order.In the petition filed on Thursday, the police said that it denied permission to the RSS and urged that the single-judge's order be reviewed considering the vulnerable law and order situation across the State in the wake of the ban imposed on the Populist Front of India (PFI) and some other organisations. .The plea stated that the current law and order situation in the State is "not conducive" to hold such marches. Meanwhile, the RSS also moved the Court by way of a contempt petition taking objection to the denial of permission by the Police.Justice Ilanthiraiyan agreed to hear the contempt plea on Friday if the same is numbered by the court Registry by then. .State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohammad Jinnah appeared for the Tamil Nadu police.Senior counsel S Prabakaran and advocate Rabu Manohar represented the RSS.