ARVIND MISHRA vs THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS.

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$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 4017/2025 & CM APPL.18630/2025 ARVIND MISHRA .....Petitioner Through: versus THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla (CGSC) along with Mr. Sarvan Kumar, Mr. Satyam Singh, Mr. Mukesh Pandey, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the denial of permission for holding a procession on 12.04.2025, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. It is submitted that a Hanuman Temple has been in existence in Jahangir Puri since time immemorial. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner has been involved in organising procession/s in the area since the year 2010, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. However, since the year 2019, the respondents have not granted the requisite approval/permission for the purpose of holding of procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. 3. Initially, the grievance raised by the petitioner was that in the previous years as also in the current year, the respondents have been remiss in taking Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 4017/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:08.04.2025 21:30:56 timely decision on the application/s submitted by the petitioner for the purpose of holding procession. Vide order dated 01.04.2025 it was directed as under:- “1. The present application has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by non-grant of permission by the respondents for holding procession/rally on account of Hanuman Jayanti. The said procession/rally is scheduled to be held on 12.04.2025 (eve of Hanuman Jayanti) from Aggarwal Sweets, H/2 Block, Jahangirpuri, to Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir, E Block, Jaha