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Court covers its ears amidst religious caterwauling(08.04.2016)
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court avoided, narrowly, being dragged into a controversial religious debate about the use of loudspeakers dur.....
Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, temple, religious
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Their right to be loud and your duty to hear(05.03.1974)
Public authorities have a torrid time explaining why loudspeakers are allowed to be used or why sometimes they are not. Permit a screeching amplifier .....
Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, ban, kerala
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Madras High Court: Ban Loudspeakers in Public Places(06.02.2018)
Madras High Court has said that the use of cone speakers/loudspeakers in public places shall be banned/restricted in the interest of public and more p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Loudspeakers
CIVIL - Madras HC Seeks Number of Religious Places Using Cone Speakers(20.02.2019)
Madras High Court has sought a report from Director General of Police (DGP) regarding number of religious places violating norms on usage of cone-shap.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Religious Places Using Cone Speakers
JH HC Bans Use of Loudspeakers from 10 PM to 6 AM(18.10.2023)
Jharkhand High Court while issuing various directions to curb the issue of noise pollution in the city, has directed that from 10.00 p.m. to 06.00 a.m.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Noise Pollution, Loudspeakers
Supreme Court Seeks Explanation for Delay on Plea Against Members of Legislative Assembly(05.02.2020)
Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for the three- year delay in hearing pleas for disqualification of 11 Mem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker
SC: Speaker Can't Deny Pension & Other Benefits to MLAs While Disqualifying Them Under 10th Schedule(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that under the Xth Schedule of the Constitution, the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly does not have power to deny pension and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, 10th Schedule, Speaker, Disqualification
Bombay HC: Dandiya And Garba Can be Performed Without Loudspeakers And DJ Sound(30.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while granting permission to Ramdaspeth Plot Owners and Residents Association to organize its Navratri festival including dandiya an.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Religious Celebrations, Loudspeakers
SC Dismisses Plea Against Ban on Mics and Loudspeakers in Residential Areas(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea by West Bengal BJP to set aside Calcutta High Court's 2013 order which had banned use of loudspeakers in residential.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ban on Mics and Loudspeakers
Karnataka HC Directs Action Against Illegal Use of Loudspeakers at Religious Places(14.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue directions to the police machinery as well as Karnataka State Pollution Control Board .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Illegal Use of Loudspeakers
Allahabad High Court Declines Mosques' Request to Install Loudspeaker for Azaan(21.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has declined the permission sought by two mosques to install loudspeakers, for Azaan, stating that no religion prescribes the use.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Loudspeakers for Azaan
Supreme Court Tells Parliament to Rethink Powers of Speaker to Disqualify(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said to the Parliament to rethink whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify, observing that he als.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Speaker's Power to Decide Pleas
Mah. Speaker: Eknath Shinde Faction is the Real ‘Shiv Sena’(11.01.2024)
Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar has held that Eknath Shinde led faction was the real ‘Shiv Sena’ and observed that Uddhav Thackeray had no power to.....
Tags : Maharashtra Speaker, Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde
Ban Cone Speakers within Chennai: Madras High Court(19.09.2018)
Madras High Court has warned that it would be constrained to summon Commissioner of Police if the officer does not make sure that the banned cone spea.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Cone Speakers
Supreme Court Refuses Karnataka Speaker's Urgent Plea(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has refused Karnataka Speaker’s urgent plea, saying his plea will be heard tomorrow hours after the Supreme Court allowed the rebel Karn.....
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Delhi HC: Speaker Can't Make Appointments to Secretariat(27.12.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that Article 187 of Constitution applies to States for having separate secretarial staff and can’t be made applicable.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 187, Speaker, House Secretariat
Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Response on Contempt Plea Against Govt. for Failure to Curb Loudspeaker Use(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre and Delhi Government’s stand on a plea seeking contempt action against them for non-compliance with Court's ear.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Failure to Curb Loudspeaker Use
Gujarat HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction on Ban on Use of Loudspeakers(16.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Gujarat Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Ban on Use of Loudspeakers
Bombay HC: Permission for Loudspeakers Mandatory(17.08.2016)
Bombay HC has said religious places could use loudspeakers only with prior permission and authorities had to ‘apply their mind’ before giving the go-a.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Loudspeakers
Punjab & Haryana HC: 'Azan' Integral Part of Islamic Worship, Not 'Loudspeakers'(03.05.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that while Azaan is undoubtedly an integral part of Islam, it does not necessarily have to be blared through lo.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Azaan, 'Loudspeakers
Shri Om Birla Elected as Lok Sabha Speaker for Second Term(26.06.2024)
NDA candidate Shri Om Birla has become the speaker of Lok Sabha for the second consecutive time after defeating INDIA bloc's K Suresh via voice vote.
Tags : Lok Sabha Speaker, Second Term
Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Banning Use of Loudspeakers(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order banning the use of loudspeakers in Mumbai.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bombay High Court,loudspeakers
Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre on Use of Loudspeakers At Religious Places(16.10.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre on a plea for removal of loudspeakers from all religious structures on the ground that their use is an en.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Loudspeakers
SC Issues Notice in Manipur MLAs' Pleas Challenging Speaker's Decision to Disqualify Them(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in pleas filed by Keshtrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Biren Singh assailing Manipur High C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification of Speaker
Hyderabad HC: Speaker Failed to Exercise Powers Conferred upon Him(22.09.2016)
Hyderabad HC, while observing that Speaker of State Legislative Assembly has failed to exercise powers conferred upon him, said that Speaker has to de.....
Tags : Hyderabad HC,Speaker, Legislative Assembly
Allahabad HC: Using Loudspeakers In Mosque Not A Fundamental Right(06.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court by rejecting an application seeking permission for playing loudspeaker/mike in the mosque has held that the use of loudspeakers f.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, fundamental right, loudspeakers, mosques
SC: Rajasthan High Court Can Pass Order on Congress MLAs' Plea Against Speaker Notice(23.07.2020)
Supreme Court has said that the Rajasthan High Court can pass an order on rebel Congress Members of Legislative Assembly plea against the disqualifica.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rajasthan High Court, Speaker Notice
Allahabad High Court Bars DJs and Passes Directions for Regulating Use of Loudspeakers(22.08.2019)
Allahabad High Court has imposed total prohibition on use of Disc Jockeys (DJs) in the State and asked the State Government to issue a toll free numbe.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Loudspeakers
SC Extends Time for Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to Respond to Dy. Speaker's Disqualification Notice(28.06.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the time for Eknath Shinde and 15 other rebel MLAs in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, to file written response .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dy. Speaker's Disqualification Notice, Rebel MLA
Bombay HC: Use of Loudspeakers is Not an Essential Part of Any Religion(24.01.2025)
Bombay HC has held that noise is a major health hazard on various aspects and no one can claim that his rights are affected in any manner if he is den.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Use of Loudspeakers, Religion
Allahabad HC: Cannot Claim Use of Loudspeakers as a Matter of Right(24.01.2025)
Allahabad HC while hearing a plea seeking permission for installation of loudspeakers on a Masjid, has observed that use of microphone and loud-speake.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Loudspeakers, Nuisance
Delhi HC Rejects Plea Seeking Ban on Unlicensed Loudspeakers in Mosques, Temples(09.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking a complete ban on use of all unlicensed loudspeakers in mosques and temples on grounds of noise pollution.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Unlicensed Loudspeakers