Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Sumit Sharan in a statement has imposed restrictions on assemblies, meetings or processions, for the preservation of public peace and safety.
Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City, Sumit Sharan in a statement has imposed restrictions on assemblies, meetings or processions, for the preservation of public peace and safety.
In a release, the Commissioner has noted that persons belonging to different political communal organizations/outfits are likely to assemble to meet, take out processions, stage demonstrations, distributing | pamphlets, pasting of wall posters / wall writings, erection of flex boards, etc., in public places and public thoroughfare in the hypersensitive Coimbatore City in furtherance of their object of obstructing the free flow of traffic, causing hardship and inconvenience to general Public.
"Such assemblies, meetings and processions are likely to lead to acts of violence, mischief and rioting creating law and order problems in the areas and affecting the public peace and safety. As the situation is likely to be exploited by anti-social elements, resulting in acts of mischief and violence leading to rioting, I consider that for the preservation of peace and safety, it is necessary to prohibit such assemblies, meetings
or processions in specified areas", as per the release.
Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section a (2) of Sections 41 and 41-A of the Tamil Nadu City Police Act 1888, as per G.O.M.S.No. 802 (Home-Police-D), Department dated 13.04.1990 and Tamil Nadu Ordinance No.16 of 2012 in No.252 of Tamil Nadu
Government Gazette Extraordinary, Chennai, dated 7 September 2012, the Commissioner has directed all assemblies, processions, fasts, demonstrations, assembling for distribution of pamphlets, pasting of wall posters, wallwritings, erection of flex boards in any street, road, thoroughfares or other public places shall be regulated within Coimbatore City Police
jurisdiction for a period of 15 days, commencing from midnight on September 30 to October 14 (both days inclusive).
However, intending applicants are advised to apply for grant of permission, at least five days in advance, the release added.
THIS ORDER SHALL NOT APPLY TO:-
i) Any assembly or procession or meeting or demonstrations for , which permission is granted by me subject to such conditions as may be imposed therein
ii) Any meeting, assembly or procession of purely religious character held in a recognized place of worship
iii) Any assembly or procession purely for the purpose of taking part in sports
iv) Any assembly or procession on the occasion of wedding, funeral or Similar domestic occurrence
v) Any assembly or procession on the occasion of religious ceremony
vi) Any public meeting, assembly or procession held under the statutory or other express legal authority
vii) Any public meeting, assembly or .procession or class of public meeting or assembly or procession exempted from the operation of this order by the State Government by General or Special Order
Viii) Any public meeting, assembly or procession held under the auspices of the State or Union Govt.