Politics
Delhi HC seeks Centre reply on protest SOPs
Hindustan Times··4d ago
Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea for Standard Operating Procedures to regulate protests. Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma listed the case for Friday. Petitioners cited traffic and business disruption during protests seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. The plea invoked Supreme Court directions in Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
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What It Means For You
- Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma was asked to take instructions for the Centre.
- The bench directed respondents to take instructions in the meantime.
- The matter returns on Friday after Tuesday's hearing.
What's Happening
- Advocate Rishabh Saxena, a traders body and street vendor Santosh Kushwaha are petitioners.
- Counsel said protests should be confined to designated sites.
- The petition also referred to a separate challenge to closing Jantar Mantar as a protest site.
What The Court Ordered
- Petitioners said the Supreme Court had asked Delhi Police to frame a protest mechanism.
- Those conditions include bans on blocking traffic, office gates and arterial roads.
- Hindustan Times reported the hearing amid CEC protest disruptions in Delhi.
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