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    Supreme Court upholds Madras High Court order banning protests on Marina

    The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Madras High Court’s order banning protests on the Marina Beach in Chennai.

    Supreme Court upholds Madras High Court order banning protests on Marina
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    The apex court upheld the order dismissing farmer group leader P Ayyakannu’s appeal against a High Court order that said, “It is a tourist place and if protests are allowed it will create law and order problems.” 

    The State government had sought a ban on protests on the Marina, after several incidents of flash protests in the area turned into a huge law and order problem for the police.

    The Madras High Court had in September upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to ban protests at the beach. In its order, the court observed that the “beach can’t be used for agitations as public order is equally important”.

    In April, a protest on the Marina beach regarding the Cauvery water dispute spiralled out of control, injuring several protesters. 

    In January 2017, more than 30,000 pro-jallikattu protesters gathered along the Marina beach for more than a week, demanding lifting of the ban on the controversial bull-taming sport. The protests ended in violent clashes as police attempted to remove the protesters.

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