New Delhi: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court Thursday stated that protestors cannot be called “anti-nationals” or “traitors” just because they oppose one law, while quashing the orders of a magisterial court. The high court bench noted the magistrate’s order was only against those protesting against the amended citizenship law.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Iftekhar Zakee Shaikh, who wanted to hold peaceful demonstrations at old Idgah Maidan at Majalgaon in Maharahstra’s Beed district. Shaikh’s request was turned down by Beed’s additional district magistrate.
The two-judge bench of Justices T.V. Nalawade and M.G. Sewlikar went on to observe that under Article 19 of the Constitution people had the right to express themselves and granted the petitioner the right to to hold an indefinite protest against CAA.
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