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".
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday announced a big relief to the BPL cardholders
Covid-19 in India: 228 new cases of corona in India amid the panic of BF7, active cases reduced
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc in many countries including China, but in India, its speed has been
Gunmen have opened fire in Mexico adjacent to America. 18 people died in the firing. A mayor and
The Delhi High Court has once again pulled the Aam Aadmi Party government during an uncontrollabl
So far two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the country.
On July
Manali gets Heavy Snowfall; Avalanches, Blizzard feared
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) The picturesque tourist resort Manali Wednesday evening saw heavy spells
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the IAS officers of the 2020 batch during the
Best Smartphones: Best Smartphones under 20 thousand rupees
Smartphones Under 20,000: Smartphones are available in the market in many ranges according to dif
Petroleum ministry leak: Fresh arrest exposes new espionage racket
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police Monday confirmed the arrest of another person in the
Parliament Special Session 2023 The special session of Parliament is going to start today. The go