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SHAHEEN BAGH PROTESTS:

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes up for hearing petition which had sought clearance of the protest site in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh where sit in protest against CAA was being staged.

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says that the matter may not survive now.

SC asks what the petitioners and intervenors have to say about it.

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Advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi declines to withdraw his petition.

Petitioner in person Amit Sahni: I have only thing to say that such kind of protests should not take place in future. Even yesterday there was a chakka jam in Haryana

Petitioner Amit Sahni: political compulsion cannot be the reason to continue such protests. Such protests cannot continue. Despite your direction to not block roads, some protests went on for 100 days. Keep this matter pending and pass directions

Adv Mehmood Pracha: if such protests are happening peacefully then no directions should be issued. Some persons were sent earlier in such protests to create a riot. This should not happen again

Pracha: State machinery was misused... Protests were proceeding for months there peacefully.

The aspect of violence is a crucial aspect which has to be considered.

(Pracha calls for a universal policy for holding such demonstrations)

Justice Kaul: There cannot be a universal policy because situations and facts are different every time.

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Justice Kaul: In a parliamentary democracy, there is always an avenue of debate. The only issue is how to balance it.

Let us have the benefit of the report filed by the interlocutors also.

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SC asks if SG Mehta wants to add anything.

Mehta: The only point I want to make is that Mr. Pracha said that the right to protest is absolute. No right is absolute.

Justice Kaul: But there is a right.

Mehta: But it is not absolute.

Pracha: I mentioned "peaceful"

SC expresses its appreciation for the interlocutors and the report prepared by them who are "eminent and neutral persons".

SC says a short order may be passed based on the interlocutors' report to assess its success or impact.

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Justice Kaul notes that #COVID19 pandemic led to a change in the situation so the experiment carried out by way of appointing interlocutors could not be seen.

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Supreme Court reserves its order on the aspect of balancing the right to protest with the right to movement and mobility.

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Shaheen Bagh Protests: Supreme Court reserves order on balance between right to protest and other public rights
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