In the matter of GADE INNA REDDY AND ANR. v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT DELI AND ORS. , the High Court of Delhi allows holding a National Seminar to be conducted through the “Bharat Bachao” platform on the theme “Understanding Fascism In Present India Context”.

The bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard a plea challenging orders of the Delhi Police denying permission to hold the seminar two days before its schedule. Delhi Police gave orders on 9 March. The plea was submitted by Gade Inna Reddy and Dr Mondru Francis Gopinath.  The seminar is scheduled to be held on 11th and 12th March. 

“Needless to observe that the parties are to co-operate with each other to ensure that the seminar is held in a peaceful atmosphere and no untoward incident would occur,” the court said.

Court also directed to provide a list of the contact number of the responsible person of the organization to enable the police authorities to have contact in respect of the two days seminar.

“The petitioner assures and undertakes that there shall be no cause of any untoward incident so far as the Organising Committee and participants are concerned”, it added.

Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves appearing for the petitioners submitted that apart from ten keynote speakers mentioned in the petition, other participants are strictly invited on an invitation basis.