There Should Be No Impediment In Movement Of Lawyers, Court Staff : CJI Surya Kant Amid CEC Protests

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#SupremeCourt resumes hearing a plea filed by Tamil Nadu seeking implementation of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA's) direction requiring Karnataka to release water.

Bench: JJ Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh

Sr Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentions plea concerning #DelhiProtests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and ECI; CJI Kant says lawyers have right to participate in protest

Gopal S: This is with reference to the protests and that there is no S.163 order available at all in public domain. Sr Advs being dragged through streets. Most unseemly. It shouldn't have happened. The excesses the police is allowing...the hooligans attacking children. We hope the Court will tell the police to [...]

CJI: I don't want to say anything as of now...we will not permit Supreme Court to become...but every lawyer has right to participate in [protest]

Gopal S: They have hit children on head and proudly saying we have done this. And we are told to restrain ourselves...I am SHOCKED. Two more lawyers were detained in buses. At some point, the bench will come to the rescue of the Bar. The cops think they can get away with anything.

CJI: List tomorrow.

Plea mentioned before Delhi High Court against closure of Jantar Mantar for carrying out peaceful protests.

Counsel says no other place has been earmarked for protests.

ACJ bench allows listing for tomorrow.

A counsel appeared and said that the matter concerns the issue of curtailment of right to free speech. He said that the Jantar Mantar has been closed and there is no other place to carry out protest in accordance with law.

SCBA mentions before CJI Surya Kant's bench its plea regarding detention of lawyers and internet suspension during #protest against #CECGyaneshKumar

SCBA President Pradeep Rai: We have filed a petition

Sr Adv Nadkarni: I am for a lawyer, he has also filed

CJI: will take up tomorrow. All these democratic activities should take place, but atleast in Supreme Court functioning

Rai: Parties should not interfere in our working

CJI: I have appealed to protestors also...Supreme Court should not be dragged into this. There should not be impediment in movement of lawyers, litigants, court staff.

Delhi High Court Bar Association asks its members to wear black ribbons today to protest against the alleged excessive use of force against lawyers by Delhi Police during October 10 protests.

Delhi High Court to hear today Indian Youth Congress' plea challenging denial of permission to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.

Justice Amit Mahajan to hear the matter. 

Delhi High Court to hear today human rights activist Nadeem Khan’s plea against his detention and challenging police restrictions on protesting in entire New Delhi area including Jantar Mantar.

Matter to be heard by Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma. 

Karnataka State Youth Lawyers Forum & other Bengaluru Lawyers calls for protest against alleged illegal arrest of lawyers & students at #JantarMantar, Delhi, who demanded the suspension of CEC #GyaneshKumar

Protest to be held near Golden Gate of High Court in Bangalore, on Tuesday 1:00 PM.

Supreme Court hears writ petition filed by Pushpendra Singh Baghel against continous incarceration in case concerning multiple FIRs registered in different States in relation to the business activities of Sai Prakash Properties Development Limited