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The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings over posters describing a Supreme Court ruling as a denial of justice. It held that the protest expressed dissent protected by Articles 19 and 21 and did not, on the allegations, promote communal disharmony or deliberately outrage religious feelings.
Judge / Bench — Justice H. P. Sandesh.
Advocates appearing — For the petitioners — Ismail Muneeb Musba. For respondents 1–2 — Suhas Gowda M., High Court Government Pleader.
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