Bombay High Court allows Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park

Bombay High Court. File Pic

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park on October 5, according to the PTI.

A division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Kamal Khata allowed the petition filed by the Thackeray-led Sena faction and its secretary Anil Desai challenging the Mumbai civic body's order refusing them permission to hold the rally at the iconic Shivaji Park in central Mumbai.

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) order was a "clear abuse of process of law and bonafide," said the court, according to the PTI.

The bench allowed the Thackeray-led party to use the ground from October 2 to October 6 while asking it to maintain law and order.

The BMC had on September 21 said it was refusing permission as a similar application had been filed by MLA Sada Sarvankar of the rival Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and if permission was granted to one faction, it would lead to law and order problems as apprehended by local police.

(with PTI inputs)