SC declines to intervene in CJP’s Sept 5 protest
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the proposed September 5 protest march in Delhi by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), saying it was for the Centre and Delhi governments to take a call on law-and-order arrangements and stressing that all stakeholders were expected to act peacefully and within the legal framework
The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to interfere with the planned September 5 protest march in Delhi by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, stated that the decision rested with the Centre and Delhi governments to take necessary law-and-order arrangements.
They emphasized that all stakeholders should act peacefully and within the legal framework, expressing confidence that everyone would comply with the law and respect each other's rights. The court clarified that any alarming or untoward situation would be brought before it, provided it involved an issue within its core judicial domain.
The court was hearing pleas from Shivam Upadhyay and retired Delhi Police officer Rajendra Singh seeking restrictions on large-scale mobilization, marches, and organized demonstrations in sensitive areas of Lutyens' Delhi. The group's protest aims to protest what they claim is the Centre's failure to uphold assurances made on July 25 regarding its withdrawal from a 36-day agitation at Jantar Mantar.
The Supreme Court's decision comes as a five-member high-powered enquiry committee led by retired Supreme Court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy is set to investigate competing allegations arising from the July 20 protest.
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