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NEET Protests: SC Says Right to Peaceful Protest Is Guaranteed, to Hear Police Excesses Pleas Tuesday
The bench said peaceful protest is constitutionally protected and sought a uniform police protocol as it weighs claims of excess and injuries on both sides.
- The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear petitions on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, alleging police excesses against students protesting the NEET paper leak during the July 20 crackdown in New Delhi.
- During the July 20 crackdown in New Delhi, The Delhi Police and The RAF managed large crowds; The Supreme Court noted that agitation does not justify excessive force or police misconduct.
- "The right to peaceful protest is absolutely guaranteed," CJI Surya Kant stated, emphasizing the need for uniform protocol to regulate police responses during demonstrations without unnecessary force.
- The Bench also agreed to hear a separate plea filed by families of police personnel attacked during protests, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asserting all individuals deserve equal protection.
- Justice Bagchi stressed that injuries suffered by police and protesters deserve equal consideration, calling upon the State to explain whether adequate protective equipment was provided to officers during large gatherings.
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"Right to peaceful, lawful protest absolutely guaranteed under Constitution. So long as it is peaceful agitation, merely because there is agitation, there can't be lathi charge... If there is excess committed, it should be independently examined," said the CJI.
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NEET row: Right to peaceful protest guaranteed, says SC, fixes pleas for hearing on Tuesday
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Observing that the right to peaceful protest is guaranteed, the Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday a batch of pleas alleging police excesses against students protesting over NEET paper leak across the country and other exam irregularities. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and […]
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