HC dismisses plea for holding public meeting in Kudankulam

Justice K Chandru, citing a Supreme Court division bench' order, dismissed the two petitions filed by one G Sivarasa Boopathy.

The Petitioner had submitted that he had sought police permission to hold a public meeting in Kudankulam on July 28 last as part of the protest against the Indo-Russian power project. Police denied permission citing Section 144 (1) CrPC, which was in force till September 9 last in the area.

The petitioner move the high court challenging the promulgation of Sec 144.

Police in their counter had justified the promulgation order.