Supreme Court Sunday Hearing Against Detentions & Curbs During Delhi Protests [Live Updates]
Virtual hearing meeting started.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta joins proceedings alongwith top-ranking Delhi police officers. Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Gopal Sankaranaraynan and Menaka Guruswamy, Adv Vrinda Grover expected to argue for petitioners
Virtual hearing Webex meeting at full capacity.
BREAKING | Supreme Court restrains virtual hearing facility. Petitioner-side lawyers said they will not argue/proceed unless VC is allowed
Court decides to hold proceedings in Court No. 5.
Hearing in Supreme Court to begin at 10:30
Lawyers have requested the Court Master not to switch off live streaming for any "technical" reasons.
Delhi’s Executive Magistrate Court orders release of CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, as per Ratna Singh.
CJP’s Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka produced in Court.
Special Executive Magistrate yet to arrive.
Delhi Police to produce CJP’s Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka before Executive Magistrate at Delhi Cantt Police Station.
Production likely at 9 AM.
RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha moves Supreme Court seeking urgent directions against the Delhi Police's alleged illegal detentions/abduction/house arrests of "unarmed" protestors, student leaders, advocates, politicians and civilians
Jha alleges "disproportionate use of police force" on unarmed protestors and "sexual harassment of women" protestors
The MP further states that shutdown of metro stations in Delhi was in violations of Court directions.
A Contempt petition filed in the Supreme Court against Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar IPS alleging that the Police indulged in indiscriminate violence against individuals in Delhi yesterday violating the principles laid down by the Supreme Court.
Petitioner, Advocate Amit Prasad, alleges that the police detained and assaulted several unarmed citizens, that they were not wearing name tags, and many women were manhandled by male officers.