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Delhi HC dismisses PIL on Wangchuk removal
The Hindu··23 Jul
Delhi High Court on July 22 dismissed a PIL challenging Sonam Wangchuk's removal from the Jantar Mantar hunger strike on July 18. A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia noted his wife Gitanjali Angmo had already filed a writ disposed on July 21. Petitioner Advocate Shakeel Ahmed was directed to lodge an FIR under BNSS.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Wangchuk supporters seeking court relief must now pursue criminal complaints under BNSS before fresh PIL routes.
- The July 18 removal ended his Jantar Mantar hunger strike after police cleared the protest site.
- Parallel writ petitions by his wife Gitanjali Angmo were already disposed on July 21.
What's Happening
- Delhi High Court on July 22 dismissed a PIL on Sonam Wangchuk's removal from Jantar Mantar.
- Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia heard Advocate Shakeel Ahmed's petition.
- The bench directed the petitioner to lodge an FIR under BNSS instead.
Courts Route Protesters To FIRs
- Wangchuk was removed from the hunger strike on July 18 during the NEET agitation.
- His wife had filed a separate writ and LPA disposed a day earlier.
- The order reflects reluctance to entertain overlapping public interest litigation.
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