Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday stated that public places cannot be occupied indefinitely, and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange cannot hold a protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai without prior permission from authorities. The high court mentioned that while democracy and dissent are cut from the same cloth, demonstrations should only be held at designated places, reports Swati Deshpande.The HC bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne observed that protests cannot be held at prime city locations without proper clearance from authorities. The high court was hearing a PIL filed by Amy Foundation that challenged the proposed protests by Jarange. High court issued notice to Jarange for his response and posted the matter to Sept 9.Jarange to march to Mumbai: Jarange reinstated his determination to proceed with a march to Mumbai, set to begin Wednesday from Jalna’s Antarwali Sarati village. tnn