Sankaran Nair, J.
1. Claiming a fundamental right to use a loud speaker at public meetings to voice his views, petitioner seeks to restrain respondents ... from interfering with the use of a loud speaker by him.
2. Petitioner belongs to a denomination of Christianity, known as 'Knanaya' Christians
respondents should not interfere with the right of user of microphones, loud-speakers, and for amplifying human voice and for amplifying other sounds while playing ... jurisdiction or in any vehicle within such area of microphones, loud-speakers or other apparatus for amplifying human voice or for amplifying music or other
houses dealing with or letting or parting with or selling microphones/loud-speakers, shall be bound to seal the volume of the noise level according ... with such items. So far as use of microphones and/or loud-speakers by any religious society or at any religious function is concerned
said Act defines "Loud music", Section 2 (b) defines "Loud speaker" and Section 2 (c) defines "Noise". Soft music ... Section 4 deals with Prohibition of loud music. Section 5 stipulate General restrictions against the use of loud-speaker. Section 6 lays down the Restrictions
Commissioner of Police, Ernakulam, respectively, to sanction the use of Mike, Loud Speakers or such other Amplifier appliances by the petitioner and the organization ... three conditions, the first of which is that "mike, loud speaker etc. should not be used at any time." The petitioner
restriction on recitation of Azan by the the use of loud speakers to call the faithful to prayer. According to him, Covid-19 pandemic ... activity is being carried out at any religious places and no loud speakers are being used for any religious purpose by Temple, Mosque, Church, Gurudwara
Criminal Appeal No.732 of 2000 as laid down for controlling loud
speakers, cone type speakers, sound menance and to fully prevent sound
menance ... Criminal Appeal No.732 of 2000 as laid down for
controlling loud speakers, cone type speakers, sound menance and to
fully prevent sound menance
religious texts and/or the indiscriminate use of microphones or loud-speakers during religious performance in the society.
16. Freedom of speech is guaranteed ... control.
25. So far as right of religious organisations to use loud-speaker or amplifier is concerned that right is not an independent right under
blowing of horns, bursting of sound emitting fire
crackers, use of loud speakers or public address system and
sound producing instruments and ensure that
industrial activity,
construction activity, fire crackers, sound producing
instruments, generator sets, loud speakers, public address
systems, music systems, vehicular horns and other
mechanical devices have ... movements, blowing of horns, bursting of
sound emitting firecrackers, use of loud speakers or
public address system and sound producing instruments
and ensure that
