Overview
- On November 17, Justice M. Nagaprasanna confirmed that the October 28 stay on the October 18 order restricting gatherings of ten or more in public places applies to everyone, not only the petitioners.
- The court reiterated that freedoms under Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) cannot be curtailed by a Government Order in view of Article 13(2).
- Advocate General K. Shashi Kiran Shetty’s plea to confine the stay to the Hubballi–Dharwad petitioners was rejected, and time was granted to file objections.
- The interim protection will continue until the next hearing scheduled for December 15.
- A Division Bench dismissed the State’s appeal on November 6, noting the Single Judge’s findings are prima facie and that the merits will be decided at final hearing.