The organiser had even sold off the passes, but was yet to receive an approval for the event. Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday summoned the sub-divisional magistrate of Kalol to the court, directing him to remain present on Tuesday to explain why permission was not issued to a garba organiser despite him applying well in advance for the event.
Sagar Parekh filed a petition and submitted an application to the mamlatdar (sub-divisional magistrate) on Sept 28 for permission to organise a Navratri event in Kalol between Oct 11 and 20. The sub-divisional magistrate wrote the next day to the DySP concerned, seeking an opinion, and the police officer forwarded it to Santej police inspector on Oct 1 for the latter’s opinion in three days. 1 (SDM) is directed to appear before this court with record on Oct 13.”
HC directed govt lawyer to get necessary instruction, and said, “Looking at the urgency pointed out by the petitioner, having sold the passes for the garba event, Respondent No. The application is mandatory under Gujarat Police Act. However, Parekh did not receive any intimation regarding the permission.
Since the passes for the event had been sold, Parekh rushed to HC on Monday and requested an urgent hearing.