Institutional Impact
The court is effectively stepping into a gap left by weak enforcement. The editorial says that is a creditable stopgap, but also a sign of how badly the system has failed if a high court has to act like a quasi-regulator to make existing law work.
Limits
Routine, complaints-led policing is too slow for noise violations, which are often brief and recurring, so the court’s proactive approach may be more workable.
The same rules will still run into resistance because many loud-noise events are tied to festivals, weddings, political rallies and religious gatherings, where officials may hesitate to act consistently.