A court-monitored independent inquiry, preserved CCTV footage and binding guidelines for policing peaceful assemblies: these are among the reliefs sought by the Lawyers’ Association For Constitution in an Article 32 petition over alleged police excesses, assault, abuse and unlawful detention of advocates, women, juveniles and journalists during protests on 10 and 11 October. New Delhi: […]
Detention for about seven hours, curtained police vehicles, no arrest memos and no medical examination before a Magistrate is what Rajya Sabha MP and DYFI National President A.A. Rahim alleges in a writ petition under Article 32 over the October 11 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP […]
“How can you enter the house of this man?” the Delhi High Court asked the police in the Nadeem Khan Delhi High Court hearing, observing that refusing permission for a protest is the police’s prerogative but that a person cannot be confined. The police said Khan was not detained, only stopped. Both positions are untested. […]
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday morning the Indian Youth Congress’ plea challenging the denial of permission to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, after the Additional Solicitor General said he needed instructions. The contentions are untested and the Court has expressed no view on the merits. […]
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas alleges, in a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, that he was dragged, detained and assaulted by Delhi Police and CRPF personnel while speaking to journalists during a protest over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and wants a court-supervised investigation. The allegations are untested. New Delhi: Asking for […]
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan alleged before the Supreme Court on Monday that senior advocates were dragged through the streets during the Delhi protests, and asked for early listing of a writ petition challenging Section 163 BNSS restrictions. CJI Surya Kant said every member of the Bar has the right to take part in peaceful activities […]
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday a plea against the closure of Jantar Mantar for protests, a plea alleging that outsiders entered the protest site on October 10 and 11, and an NSUI plea seeking an SIT probe into alleged violence against protesters. The contentions are untested and the Court has […]
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday pleas by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and an individual lawyer on difficulties faced by lawyers, including the suspension of internet services, amid the ongoing Delhi protests. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said democratic activities must proceed smoothly but the functioning of the Court […]
The Supreme Court’s written order from its special Sunday sitting sets out six ad-interim directions on Metro and rail services, free movement, barricades, internet, illegal detention, the Section 163 notice board near the Court, and the professional duties of lawyers and journalists. New Delhi: Taking note of the Solicitor General’s assurances, the Supreme Court on […]
An intervention application filed on Sunday says dissent is part of democracy but that the manner of protest must stay within the law; the Supreme Court has not yet heard it. New Delhi: Seeking to be heard in the contempt proceedings arising from the protests in Delhi, a lawyers’ body, Lawyers’ Voice, has filed an […]
