He said that they wanted to appeal against the decision, but they had little time therefore they will follow the order of the high court. Pawar, as a part of the protest, will sit at the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Pune for a few hours.Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said they respect the order of the court therefore instead of calling the bandh, they will put black tape on the mouth and wear armbands in protest against the Badlapur incident. He said the Congress will do this in every district of Maharashtra.The court directed state authorities to strictly enforce the order of the division bench of the Bombay High Court in the case of B. G. Deshmukh and ors. vs. State of Maharashtra and ors. (Writ Petition No.2827 of 2003), where it was declared that a bandh or hartal by a political party, organisation or association would amount to an unconstitutional act.The petitioners argued that the statewide bandh would cripple the entire state machinery and cause great inconvenience to the common people. It was stated that past bandhs and agitations in the state led to destruction of public property and caused economic losses.One counsel argued that the bandh would impact schools, where children get mid-day meals, and cause hardships to economically weaker sections of society.
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