“Voices Can Be Heard From Far Off”: Justice Bagchi On Jantar Mantar, Hariharan Asks Why Delhi

At the Supreme Court hearing on the de-notification of Jantar Mantar, Justice Joymalya Bagchi remarked that voices can be heard from far-off places in the digital age, prompting Senior Advocate N. Hariharan to ask why protesters then need to be in Delhi at all.

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Jantar Mantar De-Notification, Asks If Authorities Applied Mind To Site

The Supreme Court issued notice on pleas against the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site, asking whether the decision rested on its oral observations or on application of mind; the Solicitor General said a committee report was the basis.

Supreme Court Plea Challenges De-Notification Of Jantar Mantar As Protest Site, Cites 2018 Verdict Against Ban

Advocate Swaty Singh has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi Police order de-notifying Jantar Mantar as a protest site, contending that shifting protests to three distant grounds violates Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b). The contentions are the petitioner’s and untested.

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against ISIS Ban, Says “Terror Tag Linked to Activity, Not Religion”

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to ISIS terror designation under UAPA, saying terms like “caliphate” must be read in terror context. Petitioner told to seek remedy through criminal court, not writ plea.