New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted for Oct 16 a public interest litigation seeking directions to authorities to permit peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar and declare the right to peaceful protest as part of free speech.
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It also adjourned to Nov a PIL by National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) president Vinod Jakhar seeking a “fair, independent and time-bound probe into a series of assault committed in broad daylight” on Oct 10 on protesters. “We want to have a look…We don’t want to pass contradictory orders,” the HC bench said after being informed that the top court has deferred hearing till Oct 15 on protest-related petitions. Counsel for petitioner Anshikha Tripathi, who sought protection of the right to peaceful protests, said there was a “grave concern” over the number of people who were put under house arrest.
During the brief hearing, Union govt objected to the maintainability of Jakhar’s plea, arguing that he hadn’t given full information about his organisation as needed under PIL rules. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma permitted Centre to file its preliminary objections in three weeks on Jakhar’s petition that also seeks preservation of relevant CCTV footage in the meantime. Aware that Supreme Court may also be dealing with similar issues, HC asked the first petitioner to bring on record a copy of the plea pending there. Tripathi’s petition sought a direction to the state to permit peaceful agitators to carry out protests in and around Jantar Mantar and to earmark different places in the city for agitations. Jakhar’s PIL claimed there are videos of ‘anti-social elements’ in civil dress manhandling and beating up peaceful protestors. Download the TOI App.