Supreme Court May Hear Plea Against De-notifying Jantar Mantar
· India · The Hindu, Indian Express, Zee News
The Supreme Court may list a petition on October 26 challenging the de-notification of the Jantar Mantar premises as a designated protest site in New Delhi. Filed by Swaty Singh through advocate Akanksha Mehra, the petition names the Union government and the Delhi Police Commissioner as respondents. The plea argues that relocating demonstrations to outlying areas on the outskirts of the national capital pushes dissent out of sight and diminishes its impact. It asserts that alternative protest venues lack proximity to key power centres such as Parliament and central ministries.
Why it matters
The case tests the constitutional boundaries of the right to peaceful assembly and public protest near India's core governmental institutions.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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