The State of Andhra Pradesh, v. The Iskcon
Case brief
What is this about?
Search terms: writ appeal; clause 15 Letters Patent; Section 151 CPC; ISKCON Anantapuram/Somuladoddi procession permission; police permission conditions and restrictions; prevention of untoward incident; Sub-Divisional Police Officer Ananthapur Urban meeting; W.P.No.16281 of 2025 order dated 01.07.2025 modified; no costs; State of Andhra Pradesh v. Iskcon; Advocate General; Kristam Sakthi Niranjan Guptha. Relevant for: imposition of reasonable conditions and restrictions by police authorities on a procession where permission has been agreed in principle; modification of a learned Single Judge's order in a writ appeal; disposal without costs.
What did the court decide?
Permission for the procession to be granted by the authorities subject to reasonable conditions and restrictions (including terms fixing the start and culmination of the procession within a given time frame); the impugned judgment and order of the learned Single Judge dated 01.07.2025 in W.P.No.16281 of 2025 stands modified accordingly; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.