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Jamia Protests hearing to commence in Supreme Court. CJI SA Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Suryakant to hear the matter

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Counsel tells the Court that with the passage of the #CAA2019 there was discontent across the country. This Act was tried to be painted as Anti Muslims and the first protest was sparked in the north east

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There is a siege in Jamia and AMU and the right to peaceful protest should be upheld, Counsels to the Supreme Court

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@jamiamillia_ CJI Bobde: Each of the incidents have happened in different places and different steps have been taken by different authorities, and there are different grievances.

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@jamiamillia_ Mehmood Pracha (MP): If SC doesn't intervene, the situation will spiral further. Violence is no longer happening
CJI : How many buses were burnt
MP: That will be found in the inquiry
CJI: We are surprised. You are not aware of facts & we are not a Court of establishing facts

@jamiamillia_ Pracha: The point is the Government is trying to paint this in bad light

CJI Bobde: We are not going to go into the Government's stand here. We're not on the point of deciding on the #CAA2019 right now

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@jamiamillia_ CJI Bobde: We are telling you to go to an appropriate Court for establishing facts

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@jamiamillia_ Senior Counsel Indira Jaising begins her submissions now, brings the Court's attention to the relief sought in the petition filed by Vaibhav Mishra and Ors

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising FIRs being filed against students across the Country. My request is only this that let the law take its own course, but please pass an order...

If you want peace, then FIRs cannot be filed against innocent students and thrown into jail

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising Jaising: Yesterday your Lordships asked for peace to be maintained...

I'm seeking relief in the way of peace measures

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising CJI Bobde: If a police officer sees that some stones are being pelted etc., then FIR should not be filed?

Jaising: I'm seeking no coercive action to be taken against students

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice Jaising: It is an established law is Universities are private property and not where police can trespass without VC's authorisation

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Jaising: I'm also seeking free humanitarian medical aid.

Mr. Gonsalves will tell you how one of his own interns lost eyesight and there are people who have broken bones. It is the duty of the medical services to provide free medical aid in emergency situations

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Jaising: There is a situation now where the university is shut down prior to the date scheduled, where are they to go now in the dead of winter?

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi CJI: To you also we will say that let the facts be established before the HC.

Each of our Chief Justices (of High Courts) will take appropriate action and pass requisite action and then if you have any concern, you can come to us.

Let us have the benefit of HC orders.

@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Solicitor General Tushar Mehta seeks to intervene, Jaising opposes and seeks for her arguments to he completed first.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Jaising: If this is not a fact finding Court, some agency can be fact finding. Who is going to be the agency?

CJI Bobde: Our Chief Justices (of High Court) will do the needful

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Jaising: I feel whichever agency is appointed must inspire the confidence of the student community. Retired SC judges do inspire confidence.

CJI Bobde: That can still be done by the Chief Justice of the High Court

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Jaising draws a parallel with the Supreme Court's recent order in Telangana Encounter case and asks:

"what prevents this Court from appointing the agency"

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi CJI Bobde: In Telangana Encounter case, one commission could look into the matter. In this case, there are various incidents in different parts and one commission cannot have the jurisdiction of that sort

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi Senior Counsel Colin Gonsalves begins to make submissions, says Jamia VC has issued a statement which is very pertinent and relates to the facts

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ C Gonsalves (CG): there was an impression that the students were the rioters
CJI Bobde: We never said that
CG: Your Lordships didn't say that but there was an impression that was tried to be created

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Gonsalves seeks to read out Jamia VC's statement published in the newspaper

CJI Bobde: We are not going to read the newspapers to arrive at judicial decisions

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Gonsalves continues with his submissions, says Jamia is now in a better state, but AMU is in a disturbing state with several students sustaining severe injuries.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Gonsalves: If a fact finding committee can be sent to Aligarh today, the torture and beating of students may stop.

If a retired Judge can be sent to Aligarh?

CJI Bobde: We will see to it that something is done, cannot assure that a retired Judge will be sent

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Senior Counsel Sanjay Hegde makes brief submissions

CJI Bobde: We have told you multiple times that our Chief Justices (of High Courts) will take the necessary steps

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Court asks Solicitor General Tushar Mehta about the two concerns -

1) Students being arrested without notice to authorities
2) No medical attention being given to students

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Mehta: 67 persons, including students and other miscreants sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital.

Several police personnel also sustained injuries

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ SG Tushar Mehta: No student is arrested. We have to be responsible while arguing on facts.

No students are in jail, were never in jail

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Mehta: Students were take to the hospital, given medical care and no money was charged.

In sometime, Jamia University Officer came and he identified the students and took them

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ CJI Bobde: What about the claim that there are hospitalised students who are not getting attention?

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Mehta: One more thing, there was a rumour spread that two students had died

@IJaising : We never said or claimed that. Why is he addressing the rumours?

CJI Bobde: We are asking about the medical attention

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Mehta: The @DelhiPolice had to make use of tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and one of the protesters picked up the shell and tried to throw it back when it exploded and that is why they sustained injuries

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Gonsalves: Please send a retired SC judge to Aligarh

@IJaising: Please pass orders for peacekeeping measures. Just by asking in Open Court for maintenance of peace, it won't help.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Supreme Court dictating its order now.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Supreme Court: Having regard to the nature of the matter and dispute and the vast area over which the matter is spread, we do not think it is feasible to appoint one committee for this.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Supreme Court directs the petitioners to approach the High Courts within whose jurisdiction the incidents have occurred

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"we are confident that appropriate inquires will be made"

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ The Supreme Court says that the High Court may appoint former Judges of the Supreme Court to conduct inquiry after hearing the Union of India and the concerned State Government also.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ Serious grievance made was that the VC have been ignored by the Police while taking action against the Police. Supreme Court takes on record that this aspect is denied by the SG.

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@jamiamillia_ @IJaising @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @ColinGonsalves_ SC says these prayers also to be considered by the High Courts.

@IJaising requests for the Centre's submission regarding no arrests to be recorded in the order.

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