The Udaipur police stopped my peaceful protest; is my Article 19 right violated?

Detailed Legal Analysis

Article 19(1)(b) guarantees the right to assemble peacefully without arms, subject to reasonable restrictions under Article 19(3) in the interests of sovereignty, integrity and public order. A blanket ban on peaceful protest is unconstitutional, and the police can only impose reasonable regulations on time, place and manner.

File a writ petition under Article 226 in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the stoppage and seeking permission to hold the protest with reasonable conditions. The court will examine whether the restriction was proportionate and whether less intrusive alternatives were available.

Rajasthan Rent Control Act 2001 on public order and police regulations must conform to the Article 19(3) grounds, failing which it is void. Preserve the police order, the permission denial and any video of the protest in Udaipur.

The court can permit the protest with conditions on the route, time and crowd size to balance rights and order.