Delhi HC to hear plea seeking SOPs for protests, traders claim Rs 2,000 crore losses
- On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court agreed to hear two petitions seeking standard operating procedures to regulate protests, after petitioners claimed recent demonstrations caused Rs 2,000 crore in business losses and disrupted access to commercial hubs like Connaught Place.
- The Delhi Police recently de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest venue on October 11, designating Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground, and CBD Ground as alternatives; petitioners argue no detailed SOP has been issued for these three sites.
- Senior counsel Sacchin Puri submitted that "traders have lost up to Rs 2,000 crore in recent times because of barricading," noting that Connaught Place has become "completely in approachable" during demonstrations.
- Separately, the court will hear a plea from National Students' Union of India president Vinod Jakhar seeking a probe into alleged "anti-social elements" who assaulted protesters at Jantar Mantar on October 10.
- Advocate Rishabh Saxena has sought an update to Standing Order No. 10/2018 to balance the constitutional right to peaceful assembly with the public's right to unobstructed movement in the capital.
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear two petitions seeking standard operating procedures (SOPs) to regulate protests, after the petitioners claimed that recent demonstrations had caused business losses of around Rs 2,000 crore and disrupted access to commercial hubs such as Connaught Place.
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