Madras HC Grants Permission To RSS To Conduct Route Marches In TN

Madras High Court was hearing a writ petition moved by RSS after police refused to permit RSS route marches for the second consecutive year in the state.

The court also directed the State Government to provide adequate security for the RSS March.

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The Madras High Court granted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) permission to conduct route marches in Tamil Nadu on October 22 and 29. The court directed Tamil Nadu government to provide the necessary security to conduct the marches. The Court was hearing a petition moved by RSS after police refused to permit RSS route marches for the second consecutive year in the state. 

According to ANI, Madras High Court bench grants permission to the RSS to conduct route marches in the State on October 22 and 29, on a writ petition filed by the RSS. The court also directed the State Government to provide adequate security for the RSS March.

 

Tamil Nadu | Madras High Court bench grants permission to the RSS to conduct route marches in the State on October 22 and 29, on a writ petition filed by the RSS.

The court also directed the State Government to provide adequate security for the RSS March.

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023

The RSS marches took place last year after High Court permitted to conduct the marches after the police denied permission to organise them in the state citing security reasons. 

In October of last year, the RSS requested permission from Tamil Nadu government to hold a march and public gatherings at various locations throughout the State to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti and 75 years of India's independence. This matter was brought before the court again.

However, the state government refused permission citing intelligence reports of potential law and order problems. The RSS then approached the Madras High Court.

Earlier, route marches were organised by the RSS at 45 places across the State in April 2022.