1) The petitioner sought permission to hold a public meeting to protest recent amendments to India's citizenship laws, but permission was denied by police citing potential traffic issues and law and order problems. 2) The court noted that blanket suppression of dissent is against principles of democracy and ruled the police denial was without proper jurisdiction. 3) However, due to a current government ban on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the court could not direct the meeting be allowed, but ruled the police must permit it after the ban is lifted.