Rule 3 provided that "no member of the police forces shall participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in any demonstration organised by any body of persons (a)for the purpose of protesting against any of the provisions of the Act or these rules or any other 352 rules made under the Act; or (b)for the purpose of protest ing against any disciplinary action taken proposed to be taken against him or against any other member of a police force; or (c)for any purpose connected with any matter pertaining to his remuneration or other conditions of serv ice or his condition of work or living condition, or the remuneration, other conditions, of any other member or members of a police force. "Provided that nothing contained in clause(c) shall preclude a member of a police force from participating in a meeting convened by an association of which he is a member and which has been accorded sanction under sub section (1) of section3 of the Act, where such meeting is in pursuance of or for the furtherance of, the objects of such associa tion.