In a huge relief to former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the Bombay High Court on Friday granted permission to his faction to hold annual Dasara rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar on October 5, thereby allowing him to continue the tradition of Shiv Sena holding public gathering at the venue.
A Division Bench of Justices R.D. Dhanuka and Kamal Khata quashed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) order, refusing the Thackerays to hold the melawa (fair). The court granted permission to hold the rally from October 2 to October 6.
After hearing the matter for almost the whole day, the court said, "In our view, the BMC's action is in clear violation of law and bonafide. In this case, the BMC has misused power by refusing to grant permission."
