The Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the Shiv Sena to hold its annual Dussehra rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on October 22. A Division Bench on Justices V.M. Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi granted the permission on condition that the Sena follow noise pollution rules as the park falls in a silent zone.

On Thursday, the state government had approached the court seeking its nod for the rally. However, a group of Shivaji Park residents had objected to the rally on the grounds that the park was a silent zone and noise pollution norms regarding loudspeakers were routinely violated. The MNS had also opposed the Sena's plea to hold their rally at the traditional venue.