SC dismisses plea for clarification on its order on Shaheen Bagh protests
The top court had observed that demonstrations expressing dissent must be organised at designated places only.
The top court had observed that demonstrations expressing dissent must be organised at designated places only.
On the ongoing violence in the northeast part of Delhi, the court said that if the police act as per law, many of these problems won't take place.
Earlier on Friday, the Noida-Faridabad road, near Shaheen Bagh was opened briefly for about 40 minutes to ease traffic congestion.
Shaheen Bagh has been the epicentre of the anti-CAA agitation as the protesters have been sitting at the venue since December 15 demanding the withdrawal of the Act which they alleged to be anti-Muslim.
The court has appointed senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramchandran and former bureaucrat Wajahat Habibullah to talk to the protesters and find an alternative protest location.
Protests against the CAA and the NRC unfolded at Shaheen Bagh, Zakir Nagar, Jamia Nagar, Khureji Khas and other places in the national capital and elsewhere in the country in December.
The top court issued notice to the Centre and Delhi government on suo moto cognizance it took after a letter by a Bravery Award winner, Zen Gunratan Sadavarte, to stop children and infants' involvement in demonstration and agitations.
Adjourning the petition for Monday, the top court said it did not want to 'influence' the Assembly Election in Delhi scheduled on Saturday.
Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh has emerged as an epicentre of the anti-CAA protest where the protesters are sitting since December 15 demanding the government to withdraw the law.
In a major turn of events, the Delhi Police had on Tuesday evening had claimed that Kapil Gujjar -- the accused in the second firing incident in the Shaheen Bagh area -- is learnt to be a member of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.
