Delhi High Court Hearing PIL Alleging Foreign Funding Behind NEET Exam Leak Protest [Live Updates]
Delhi High Court to hear today PIL seeking NIA probe into the students protest over NEET exam leak issue. Plea alleges there is foreign funding behind the agitation. Matter to be heard by CJ...
Delhi High Court to hear today PIL seeking NIA probe into the students protest over NEET exam leak issue. Plea alleges there is foreign funding behind the agitation.
Matter to be heard by CJ bench.
SGI requests court not to record allegations in the petition.
Mehta to petitioner: Please consider withdrawing the petition.
Court: After argying at some length, the counsel says he wishes to withdraw the petition with liberty to take legal recourse or legal remedy available to him under law. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
Court: The genesis appears to be some call of an agitation / protest given by some individuals and groups. The prayers made are extracted hereinbelow. So far as prayers 1 and 2 made are concerned, a direction is sought directing the NIA or any specialized agency to investigate incident of July 20.
Court dictates order: This PIL petition has been filed in the backdrop of certain incidents taken place at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and in and around other areas of the national capital.
Sinha: Government officials have sustained injuries. Action should be taken. So many photos. It is reported. Female journalist attacked. Who will examine these aspects?
The respondents will examine: Court
SGI: I am not saying that petitioners who came yesterday are right. Or this petitioner is right.
Court: They will come to you. Consider then.
SGI: Your lordships may issue notice.
Sharma: My only minor flag of the issue was that since matter is coming up, in public law doctrine, your lordships issue notice for September . This could also de hors prayer 1,2 your lordships will have complete picture otherwise it will be a piecemeal view of seeing the entire thing.
Court dictates order: This PIL has been filed in the backdrop of….
Sharma: Lordships will take a wholesome view of entire matter. The petition is pointing out something towards that end only. This could….
Court: We are not curtailing your powers. If you want to refer investigation to NIA you can do so. Mechanism is in place, judgments are there. There is every authority available to you. Deal with it as efficiently as you should. You are under mandate.
ASG Chetan Sharma: Prayers 1 and 2 (for NIA), solicitor has agreed with legal preposition. Prayer 3, your lordships may consider notice.
Court: Are you saying you are not following the judgment?
We are following rule of law: Sharma
Sinha: No remedial measure for public safeguards. Roads are blocked. Offices are closed.
For that judgment is already there, they will take care. That all has to be left with authorities: Court
Sinha: No remedial measure for public safeguards. Roads are blocked. Offices are closed.
For that judgment is already there, they will take care. That all has to be left with authorities: Court