HC notice on AAP’s plea against removal of posters

The city government and police were on Friday directed by the Delhi High Court to respond to Aam Aadmi Party’s plea challenging the move of removing its posters from houses of people willing to put them up on their property.

A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Manmohan issued notices to Delhi government, Delhi police and also the Election Commission and sought their replies within two weeks on AAP’s plea to restrain police and MCD from removing posters from houses under the garb of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act. 

Appearing for AAP and two other residents, Prashant Bhushan submitted that this move is ‘denial of the right to freedom of speech of the citizen and the restriction should be set aside immediately before the campaigning period is going on.’