In a relief for the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) yesterday, the Bombay High Court granted the party permission to hold its Gudi Padwa rally at Shivaji Park, Dadar. The permission came only after the party assured the bench that it will take care to not violate the Noise Pollution (regulation and control) Rules, 2000.

The bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Prakash Naik had demanded from the MNS an undertaking that it will not violate any rules of the noise pollution act. A petition had been filed by WeCom Trust saying Shivaji Park is in a silence zone, and it questioned how a rally can be held there.