The precise to protest and specific dissent comes with sure duties and can’t be held “anytime and in every single place”, the Supreme Courtroom stated in an order. SC dismissed an evaluation petition on the anti-citizenship legislation protests held in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh in 2019.
The three-judge bench consisted of Justices SK Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari. The bench stated that there can’t be continued occupation of public place affecting rights of others and that public protests should be ‘in designated areas alone’.
Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh had emerged the epicentre of anti-CAA protests in 2019.
The Shaheen Bagh protests had obtained worldwide consideration and the Time Journal honoured 82-year-old Bilkis dadi, the face of the motion, as one of many 100 most influential folks of 2020.
Critics have stated the contentious citizenship legislation, which the federal government says permits citizenship for non-Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they escaped non-secular persecution and entered India earlier than 2015 will be granted citizenship in India. Muslims in India however, will need to prove via documents that they came to India before 2015.
