Overview
- Justice M.G.S. Kamal disposed of the petition after recording the Chittapur tahsildar’s conditional permission for the march.
- Participation is limited to 300 uniformed volunteers with a 50-member band, and the event must run from 3:00 to 5:30 pm on a prescribed route.
- Conditions include limiting participants to Chittapur taluk residents, submitting names and contacts in advance, no route deviations or public speeches, and prior clearance for banners.
- Officials initially refused permission citing law-and-order risks with multiple groups seeking the same date and route; the approval is expressly one-time and not a precedent.
- A statewide order restricting gatherings issued on October 18 remains stayed by the High Court, and an appeal against that stay was dismissed.