Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass any immediate order against the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) proposed September 5 protest march from India Gate to the New Delhi Police Headquarters, saying there was currently no basis to assume that the demonstration would lead to an untoward incident.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the immediate issue of maintaining law and order was for the government and police to handle and asked the petitioner to approach the authorities concerned.
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“At least as of now, we will presume that everybody will act and behave in a very responsible manner and in a peaceful and lawful manner,” the CJI said.
The top court noted that the matter involved two aspects—law and order as well as policy considerations—and said the stakeholders should first engage with the authorities.
“We are quite sure that they will act within the legal framework,” Justice Surya Kant said, referring to the responsibility of the Centre and Delhi government to maintain law and order.
The court did not find any immediate circumstance warranting a pre-emptive restriction on the march. However, it left the door open for the petitioner to return if the situation changes.
“If something alarming is happening, then you can always make a mention,” the CJI said, while making it clear that any such intervention would have to concern a matter within the court’s judicial domain.
The matter is scheduled to be heard on September 10.
On August 24, the CJP announced the fresh protest march, accusing the Centre of failure to honour assurances given when its massive nationwide agitation against the NEET paper leak was called off on July 25.
The CJP has since claimed that some of the commitments, particularly those concerning FIRs and written assurances, have not been fulfilled.
While announcing the September 5 protest march, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said the demonstration would be peaceful, while accusing the government of “vishwasghaat” (betrayal) towards the protesters and bereaved families.
“The National Working Committee expressed serious doubts over whether the Government of India intends to honour its commitments made to the young generation on July 25. Therefore, a peaceful protest march is called for which will start at the India Gate all the way till the new Delhi Police Headquarters. The protest will be led by the families of the NEET students who died by suicide and victims of July 20 police brutality,” he said at the time.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
