Anti-CAA protests: Top court Says Occupying Public places For Protests Is Not Acceptable
The Supreme Court which heard a bunch of petitions against the anti-citizenship law protests or CAA protests that took place in the Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi said occupying public places for protests is not acceptable
The three-judge bench, headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said, the protests should not be done at the public places, rater the protests must be held in designated places.
The bench maintained that be it Shaheen Bagh or elsewhere, the public spaces cannot be occupied to carry out protests and such spaces should be made free from obstructions by the administration.
While ruling out, the apex court said, the authorities should act accordingly to clear the public places, and to carry out their functions, they should not hide behind the court.
The case reached the top court, with advocate Amit Sahni knocking on the doors to seek directives from the court to lift the blockades in the Shaheen Bagh- Kalindi Kunj stretch that was kept due to the anti-CAA protests.
The CAA bill introduced by the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 12, 2019, created quite a stir and for more than three months protesters called for a sit-in protest in Shaheen Bagh.
The three-judge bench, headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said, the protests should not be done at the public places, rater the protests must be held in designated places.
The bench maintained that be it Shaheen Bagh or elsewhere, the public spaces cannot be occupied to carry out protests and such spaces should be made free from obstructions by the administration.
While ruling out, the apex court said, the authorities should act accordingly to clear the public places, and to carry out their functions, they should not hide behind the court.
The case reached the top court, with advocate Amit Sahni knocking on the doors to seek directives from the court to lift the blockades in the Shaheen Bagh- Kalindi Kunj stretch that was kept due to the anti-CAA protests.
The CAA bill introduced by the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 12, 2019, created quite a stir and for more than three months protesters called for a sit-in protest in Shaheen Bagh.