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IYC Chief Challenges Protest Ban in Delhi High Court
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News18•03-10-2026, 16:45
IYC Chief Challenges Protest Ban in Delhi High Court
- •IYC President Uday Bhanu Chib moved the Delhi High Court against the police's denial of permission for a demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
- •The petition argues that authorities cannot prohibit peaceful assemblies under the guise of regulating them, challenging a Delhi Police order dated October 1.
- •The IYC had applied for permission on September 25, undertaking to comply with all lawful conditions for security, traffic, discipline, and public order.
- •The rejection was communicated only on October 1, the first proposed date of the program, despite repeated follow-ups.
- •The petition invokes Articles 14, 19(1)(a), and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution, challenging the mechanical application of protest guidelines.
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The Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the police's rejection of permission to hold a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
The petition argues that authorities cannot prohibit peaceful assemblies under the guise of regulating them, contending that the police decision lacked an individualised and proportionate assessment.
The IYC workers staged a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities and wrongful deletions of living individuals from electoral rolls.