Respond to AAP's posters removal complaint: HC to government


Posted on 7th Jan 2015 04:33 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the city government to respond to a plea filed by the AAP challenging the move of removing the party's posters from houses of people willing to put them up.

The court said police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi be restrained from removing posters from houses under the garb of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property (DPDP) Act.

The plea by the Aam Aadmi Party sought direction for police not to remove election campaign material from the homes of willing Delhi residents.

A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw questioned what will happen if there were posters on every house.

"The purpose of the DPDP Act is when you walk on streets, the view should be good. What will happen if there is a poster on every house?" the court asked advocate Prashant Bhushan who appeared for the petitioner.

Bhushan told the court that banning people from putting posters would be denial of the right to freedom of speech.

"This move is denial of the right to freedom of speech and expression of the citizen and the restriction should be set aside immediately as election is around the corner," he argued.

The bench, however, questioned how the right to freedom of speech was being violated.

"The posters or banners are for the purpose of others to see not for yourself. So how your freedom of speech and expression is being violated?" the court asked.

On Oct 17, 2013, the Election Commission in its reply to petitioners had said "putting up of banners/posters at homes of volunteers/supporters on private property is prohibited under the DPDP Act".

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Delhi HC sets aside Rs.3 lakh fine on Dikshit

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside a trial court order imposing a f

Modi's Three-Nation tour to Give Fillip to Maritime Diplomacy

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi s

Farmers Feel the Heat as Rain Damages Crops

Agra/Aligarh/Mathura March 2 (IANS) Several spells of lig

Flipkart Days Sale: Announcement of Flipkart Days Sale on New Year, to start from 1st January

New Delhi: The sale is going to start once again on Flipkart on New Year's reception. Flipkart Da

India to cooperate with Japan, Russia in disaster management

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Japan and Russia of "bilater

One year of the farmers' movement against the agricultural laws completed, when did the conversation take place?

Protests are going on across the country against the three agricultural laws implemented by the c

Sainath's Rural India archive to capture lives of everyday Indian

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Award-winning journalist P.Sainath Monday launched an online archive sh

How will the BJP juggle 2% votes in the presidential election, these parties will be expected; guesses on faces

President Election News: The Election Commission has announced the date for the Presidential elec

Tripura to set up new varsity

Agartala, Jan 8 (IANS) The Left Front government will set up a state university in Tripura and

LokSabha Election 2024: Possible meeting of INDI alliance in Delhi on June 1, TMC refuses to attend; These things will be discussed

The excitement regarding the Lok Sabha elections is at its peak across the country. On the o

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash