The Karnataka High Court in the case Chamarajpet Nagarikar Okkuta and State of Karnataka observed and has granted permission to Chamarajpet Nagarikar Okkuta to hold the Karnataka Rajyotsava function from November 1 to November 3 at Chamarajpet playground i.e., Idgah Maidan ground.
The Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit was hearing the present plea.
The court stated that petitioner organisation must take care by issuing necessary instructions to its members not to indulge in any act whereby the communal harmony or law and order in the city is put to stake.
In the present case, the organisation had approached the court after their representation made to the authorities to celebrate on the ground was turned down.
The counsel, Advocate Shridhar Prabhu appearing for the organisation submitted before the court that the organisation is not pressing for a joint celebration of Karnataka Rajyotsava and Annamma Devi Utsav, but the entire aim and object to approach the authority was to celebrate Karnataka Rajyotsava, which is on November 1, and other activities expanding from November 01, 2023 to November 03, 2023.
It has also been argued before the court that the representation be treated only to the effect of a request for conducting Karnataka Rajyotsava at Chamarajpet Playing ground and events will only be limited to cultural events and other activities, such as the flag hosting will also be limited to hosting the state flag and not any other flag apart from the state flag.
On the other hand, it has been submitted by the government advocate that the venue, Idigah maidan, at Chamarajpet, carries certain religious characteristics as well as certain orders passed by this court and apex court whereby the religious characteristic and nature was directed to be maintained.
It was also submitted before the court that the State authorities are diligently considering all such applications, and if the petitioner organization confines its activities to celebrating Karnataka Rajyotsava and organizing cultural events from November 1, 2023, to November 3, 2023, the district administration and other relevant authorities will permit the organization in order to use the venue exclusively for these specific purposes.
Accordingly, the court disposed of the plea.
The counsel, Advocate Shridhar Prabhu appeared for the Petitioner.