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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Making Protest Organisers Accountable
- •The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre, Delhi Police, and others on a petition demanding accountability from protest organisers.
- •The plea seeks to hold organisers personally or jointly liable for loss of life, injury, and property damage during unauthorised or violent protests.
- •It demands that no protests, dharnas, or public assemblies be held in Delhi without prior written permission from competent authorities.
- •The petition asks authorities to designate specific sites away from densely populated and commercial areas for public demonstrations.
- •Organisers should submit an affidavit disclosing funding sources, including whether any money comes from foreign or unidentifiable entities.
Key Questions Answered
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre, Delhi Police, and other respondents on a plea aiming to hold protest organisers personally or jointly and severally liable for damages, injuries, and losses.
The plea requests that no public assembly, protest, or demonstration be held in the national capital without prior written permission from the competent authority. Furthermore, it seeks the designation of specific protest sites located far away from central, commercial, and densely populated areas.
Organisers would be required to submit an affidavit disclosing the funding sources for the assembly, including whether any money comes from foreign or unidentifiable entities. Providing false or incomplete disclosures would serve as grounds for permit revocation, cost recovery, and prosecution.
