The Highest Judiciary on Friday expressed that issuance of a restraining decree sans affording audience to the opposing faction constrains the liberty of verbal communication and manifestation, whilst pausing an ex-parte prohibition decree sanctioned by an Andhra Pradesh regional tribunal in the matter concerning YS Sharmila, the Head of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, and associates.
Sharmila petitioned the apex tribunal contesting the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s dismissal to meddle with the prohibition decree imposed by the regional tribunal. The regional tribunal had prohibited YS Sharmila, the head of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, and others, from articulating against the YSR Congress Party and the Andhra Pradesh principal minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with the assassination of YS Vivekananda Reddy.
Gaurav Aggarwal, a seasoned counsel representing Sharmila, apprised the bench that contempt motions had been instigated against his client accusing infringement of the prohibition decree.
Following the presentations by Aggarwal, a panel comprising justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta suspended the decree, noting that the regional adjudicator issued the restraint decree without granting Sharmila an audience, thereby encumbering her liberty of verbal communication and manifestation.