‘Don’t waste our time’: CJI declines to take cognisance of ‘police violence’
Supreme Court declines urgent suo motu action on allegations of police brutality during a student protest crackdown
- The Supreme Court declined an urgent suo motu examination of allegations of police brutality during a student protest crackdown.
- The student protest, as described in court, involved demands for fair examinations, National Testing Agency reforms, and the resignation of the Education Minister over alleged paper leaks.
The Supreme Court declined an urgent suo motu intervention on allegations of police brutality during a student protest crackdown on July 20. The refusal is relevant because it touches the judicial response to alleged excesses by the police, the constitutional place of protest, and the limits of immediate court intervention in matters already charged with public controversy.
A lawyer informed the court that video evidence showed police excesses. The Chief Justice of India said the court’s time should not be wasted and declined to examine the material immediately. The Bench also included Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohan.
The submission before the court said the protest involved thousands of students demanding fair examinations, reforms in the National Testing Agency, and the resignation of the Education Minister over alleged paper leaks. The Supreme Court did not accept the request for an urgent hearing.
UPSC can frame the issue around the balance between public order and fundamental rights, the limits of immediate judicial intervention, and the institutional mechanisms available to examine alleged police excesses.
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