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Supreme Court Defers Hearing In The Petition Seeking Clearing Road Blocked By Shaheen Bagh Protest

Petitioner Amit Sahni had earlier filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking the removal of the protesters from Shaheen Bagh.

 

New Delhi| A day before the Assembly elections in Delhi, the Supreme Court heard a petition demanding the removal of the protesters from Shaheen Bagh. During the hearing, a bench of Justices SK Kaul and Justice KM Joseph said, “We understand the problem, but we have to think about how to resolve the issue.” Given the problems of traffic, an immediate order should be given to Shaheen Bagh.

However, Justice Kaul said in a gesture said that the bench will hear the matter next Monday. He appealed to the petitioner to wait.

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Petitioner Amit Sahni had earlier filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking the removal of the protesters from Shaheen Bagh. However, the court had asked the authorities to look into the matter without any formal order. After this, Sahni reached the Supreme Court with his petition.

The Shaheen Bagh protest has been going on for more than a month now where women from the neighbouring Jamia Nagar have called for a sit-in Dharna and blocked the road.

 

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