Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Article 19(1)(a) | Prior Restraint on Religious Gatherings Unconstitutional Without Live Public Order Threat : Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court rules that denying permission for a religious event based solely on past criminal antecedents-without evidence of a current threat to public order-violates freedom of expression. The court mandates that authorities must assess live risks, not historical conduct, to justify prior restraint on gatherings.