Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Article 19(1)(a) & (b) | Non-Speaking Order Denying Election Meeting Permission Violates Right to Assembly : Madras HC
Madras HC quashes an administrative order denying permission for a hall meeting during elections, ruling that non-speaking orders restricting assembly rights under Article 19(1)(a) and (b) are unlawful. The Court directs reconsideration of the application, reinforcing that administrative silence cannot justify restrictions on fundamental rights.