Jantar Mantar protests: HPEC received hardly any complaints, SC told
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court observed that the High Powered Enquiry Committee investigating police violence during the July 20 protests reported receiving "very few complaints" and remains unable to reach findings.
- Police used lathis and tear gas to disperse Cockroach Janta Party protesters in Delhi on July 20, leaving at least 38 injured at Lady Hardinge Medical College and around 65 at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
- Despite issuing notices in 149 newspapers inviting complaints regarding the march to Parliament, the panel reported that no complaints were received physically or online, according to the Action Taken Report.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered petitions and video evidence be transferred to the committee, which launched a new anonymous complaint portal.
- The Court directed the committee to furnish fact-finding reports without delay, as the original agitation centered on demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in July.
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Supreme Court gives High-Powered Committee one month to submit report on Delhi protest police excesses
The Supreme Court has given the High-Powered Committee probing alleged police excesses during the Delhi protests one month to submit its initial fact-finding report. The panel has been told to begin work with the evidence already available.
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Hindustan TimesJantar Mantar protests: HPEC received hardly any complaints, SC told
The High-Powered Enquiry Committee is currently facing difficulties in receiving complaints about the July 20 protests. It has issued notices in 149 newspapers but received very few responses from the public. The protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party, called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Supreme Court has directed the committee to submit interim reports regularly.
The Supreme Court has ordered the high-powered committee investigating the police action during the Cockroach Janata Party protest at Jantar Mantar to submit its report within a month. The committee, headed by former Justice R. Subhash Reddy, submitted its status report in a sealed envelope. The court stated that the October 31st report contained no findings on the allegations.
Jantar Mantar violence: SC told ‘hardly any complaints received’ by enquiry panel, gives enquiry panel one month for report
Taking note of the lack of material, the Supreme Court directed that petitions, video recordings and complaints concerning the July 20 incident be forwarded to the enquiry panel for examination.
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