NEET Paper Leak Protests: Supreme Court Hears Pleas Seeking FIR Against Delhi Police, CAPF Personnel Over Alleged Use Of Force [LIVE UPDATES]
Supreme Court to hear today pleas seeking registration of FIRs against Delhi Police and CAPF personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested against NEET Paper Leak and examination irregularities
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana
The petitioners specifically seek probe into the incidents of July 20, when the Sansad Chalo march to Parliament was statedly met with use of tear gas and batons
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CJI: If there is excess committed, it should be independently examined. It's not only a case of Delhi. Uniformity in protocol required. Merely because agitation there, doesn't mean lathi-charge. Discipline integral to democratic process.
Pleas alleging police brutality during Students Protest mentioned before SupremeCourt
AoR Fauzia Shakil mentions petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha ( @manojkjhadu )
Shakil: we have filed a writ petition with comprehensive information, including Bihar firing
Another counsel: multiple writs and applications filed. on account of students who have been beaten up
CJI: already filed?
Counsels: yes, we want them to be taken up alongwith cases listed today
Shakil: use of AK 47 in Siwan yesterday...we have filed data
Sr Adv Vikas Singh: Pan-India order required
CJI: One way out is, today's matter also we take up tomorrow
Counsel: I am for families of policemen beaten. Need permission to participate. They have been kicked, lynched literally
CJI: Right to peaceful, lawful protest absolutely guaranteed under Constitution. So long as it is peaceful agitation, merely because there is agitation, there can't be [excess]
J Bagchi - Injury to individual, be it to policemen or [students], is of equal concern. We may call upon state to concern why adequate [...] not given to police to handle such.