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Shiv Sena broke noise norms, spoiled ground during rally: Panel to HC

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A three-member committee has informed the Bombay high court on Monday that the Shiv Sena had violated the rules on noise pollution and damaged cricket pitches at Shivaji Park during its Dussehra rally on October 20.   

On October 9, the high court had granted permission to the Sena to hold the rally observing that it was not a “political rally but a socio-cultural function”.

The court had, however, formed a committee and directed it to monitor the decibel levels at Shivaji Park two hours prior to the rally, during the rally and two hours after the rally. The committee comprised the deputy commissioner of police (Zone V), deputy municipal commissioner (Zone II) and a representative of Wecom Trust, an NGO.  

The report submitted by the committee said that the noise levels at the rally were above the permitted decibel level. It also stated that the party had not used a distributed sound system around the ground as directed by the high court.  

The court was also informed that the local police have registered a case for violation of the rules.     

The report further stated that although the Sena had put up ropes to restrict people from entering the cricket pitches, the crowd sat on the pitches and damaged them. The rally organisers, however, did not restore the pitches to their original condition, the report added.  

A division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and justice MS Sanklecha has directed that a copy of the report be sent to Shiv Sena. The matter has been kept for hearing in November.      

The permission for the rally was given despite an order passed by the same high court bench last year directing the Sena to look for an alternative for its rally since the Shivaji Park area was declared a silence zone following a PIL filed by the Wecom Trust.

The charge sheet
The report submitted by the committee said the noise levels at the rally were above the permitted decibel level. The court was also informed that the local police have registered a case for violation of rules. The report further stated that although the Sena had put up ropes to restrict people from entering the cricket pitches, the crowd damaged them.

The rally organisers, however, did not restore the pitches to their original condition.

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