Blocking public places for Protests unacceptable: SC on Shaheen Bagh Case

New Delhi: Protests continued for months in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh after the Central Government implemented the Citizenship Bill CAA Act. The Supreme Court gave its verdict in this case on Wednesday. The Supreme Court said that no public place can be used for protests in such a way that the road should be closed indefinitely.

Protests should not hurt the common people - Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in its judgment also said that the administration should take action in such a case. The Supreme Court said that the right to protest is in the constitution but there should be a designated place for protest. The common people should not have any problem with protests. The court hoped that such a situation would not occur in the future.

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There should be a limit of protest:

The Supreme Court made it clear that the administration should act on its own if such a situation arises. No court order should be awaited. The court said that in such a situation there is a danger of worsening the situation through propaganda of social media.

Social worker Amit Sahni had filed an application:

Actually, a petition was filed in this regard against the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area. In this case, petitioner advocate and social worker Amit Sahni had filed an application. Sahni had said in the application that such protests cannot continue on the streets. Despite the Supreme Court's directive to block the roads, the protests lasted for 100 days and the Supreme Court should set guidelines.

On behalf of the petitioner, the Supreme Court was requested to give proper directions. Directions to avoid any such situation in future. During the hearing too, there were many times in democracy, the right to protest and the right of people to move freely. The judges also reserved the order on September 21 after listening to all the parties.

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