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Delhi High Court delays Youth Congress protest plea
The Indian Youth Congress sought urgent hearing to challenge police denial of permission to protest at Jantar Mantar, but the court deferred the matter to Monday.
In brief
The Indian Youth Congress sought urgent hearing to challenge police denial of permission to protest at Jantar Mantar, but the court deferred the matter to Monday. Delhi High Court declined to urgently hear the Indian Youth Congress petition challenging police denial of protest permission at Jantar Mantar, deferring it…
Court rejects urgent hearing request
The Delhi High Court on Friday, October ninth, two thousand twenty-six declined to urgently list a petition filed by the Indian Youth Congress challenging Delhi Police's decision to deny protest permission at Jantar Mantar.
IYC challenges police denial
The Indian Youth Congress national president Uday Bhanu Chib filed the petition through senior advocate Sanjoy Ghose. The plea challenges an October first communication rejecting the IYC's request to hold a peaceful demonstration.
Original application rejected
The IYC had submitted an application on September twenty-fifth seeking permission to hold a demonstration involving around one hundred to one hundred fifty people between October first and October twenty-fifth. The police rejected this request.
Protest targets Chief Election Commissioner
The Indian Youth Congress is demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The proposed demonstration concerns transparency and accountability of constitutional institutions.
IYC argues for fundamental rights
The petition maintains the IYC undertook to comply with all lawful conditions relating to security, traffic management, discipline and public order.It argues restrictions on fundamental rights must be reasonable, proportionate and based on individual assessment.
“A power to regulate a fundamental right cannot be converted into an unfettered power to prohibit its exercise.”
Court questions the urgency
Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambre asked, what is the urgency, and said the court would hear the matter on Monday, October twelfth. Senior advocate Sanjoy Ghose had mentioned the matter on Thursday as well.
“What is the urgency? We will hear it on Monday (October 12).”
Hearing deferred to Monday
The Delhi High Court deferred the Indian Youth Congress petition to Monday, October twelfth. The IYC seeks quashing of the police communication and a direction to reconsider its request in accordance with the law.
The headline
Delhi High Court declined to urgently hear the Indian Youth Congress petition challenging police denial of protest permission at Jantar Mantar, deferring it to Monday, October twelfth.
