Jantar Mantar Protests: HPEC Received Hardly Any Complaints, SC Told
The court said the committee has received very few complaints and urged it to begin issuing fact-finding reports without delay.
- 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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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.
Supreme Court gives enquiry panel one month to submit report on July protest violence
The Supreme Court has given its enquiry committee one month to submit an initial report on violence during student protests in July. The court said the panel had received very few complaints and lacked sufficient material to reach any finding. It also ordered that all related petitions, videos and complaints be sent to the committee.
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