https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175536 Rule 7 was within the rule-making power under Section 33(1)(o) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, because regulation of assemblies on public streets may extend to the time, place and manner of holding meetings, including prior permission; the rule was not ultra vires on that ground. However, the permission scheme was unconstitutional because it conferred unguided and arbitrary discretion on the authorised officer, with no standards or requirement to give reasons, thereby enabling unequal treatment and infringing Articles 14 and 19(1)(b). Rule 7 was struck down, and the remaining rules could not survive independently for public meetings. en-us Fri, 15 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:21:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175536 Rule 7 was within the rule-making power under Section 33(1)(o) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, because regulation of assemblies on public streets may extend to the time, place and manner of holding meetings, including prior permission; the rule was not ultra vires on that ground. However, the permission scheme was unconstitutional because it conferred unguided and arbitrary discretion on the authorised officer, with no standards or requirement to give reasons, thereby enabling unequal treatment and infringing Articles 14 and 19(1)(b). Rule 7 was struck down, and the remaining rules could not survive independently for public meetings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175536