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Youth Congress Challenges Jantar Mantar Protest Ban in Delhi High Court.
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:29
Youth Congress Challenges Jantar Mantar Protest Ban in Delhi High Court.
- •Uday Bhanu Chib, National President of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), has approached the Delhi High Court against the denial of permission for a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
- •The petition challenges the Delhi Police order issued on October 1, which refused permission for the IYC's proposed peaceful protest.
- •The petition was filed by Advocate Rupesh Singh Bhadauria, National Chairman of the IYC Legal Department.
- •The petition argues that police cannot convert the power to regulate peaceful assemblies into the power to prohibit them without an individual and proportional assessment of circumstances.
- •The IYC had applied on September 25 for a peaceful protest involving 100-150 people, assuring compliance with all statutory conditions related to security, traffic, discipline, and public order.
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The Indian Youth Congress approached the Delhi High Court to challenge the Delhi Police order issued on October 1, which denied permission for their proposed peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
The petition cites Articles 14, 19(1)(a), and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution and Supreme Court principles, arguing that police cannot convert regulatory powers into a blanket prohibition without individual and proportional assessment.
The Indian Youth Congress applied on September 25 for a peaceful demonstration involving 100 to 150 people, while assuring full compliance with security, traffic, discipline, and public order conditions.
