Has Raising Slogans Become Serious Offence? Bombay HC Raps Mumbai Police For Externing Political Activist

Raising voice against the Central policies or participating in marches and demonstrations cannot be grounds for externment against a citizen, affecting his fundamental rights, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday. Setting aside the externment order on Saeed Ahmed Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India, Justice Madhav Jamdar came down heavily on Mumbai Police, stating that initiating externment proceedings against an individual solely for staging an anti-government protest is...