Supreme Court refuses to stay September 5 CJP protest march

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass an order on a petition seeking a stay on the protest march called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on September 5. The court said it expects everyone to act and behave in a peaceful and lawful manner.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalaya Bagchi and V Mohana asked the petitioner to submit his petition to the high-powered inquiry committee constituted by the court to investigate the allegations of police violence during the NEET protests.
“The matter be listed with the pending petitions. It will be heard on September 10,” the bench said, while also issuing notice in the matter.
The bench said, "They are expected to maintain law and order and it is the responsibility of the law enforcement agency to maintain law and order and to tell what is illegal and what is legal. We expect them to work within those parameters. We expect both the parties to respect the law, conduct themselves properly and abide by the law of the land."
The CJP has called for a protest march in Delhi. The party alleges that the central government has not fulfilled the promises made on July 25, under which it was persuaded to withdraw its 36-day agitation against exam irregularities.
Earlier, the Delhi Police had said that despite the CJP announcing its plans, it has not received any request for a march from India Gate to Delhi Police headquarters.
Notably, the petition filed by retired Delhi Police officer Rajendra Singh has demanded that any public call for mass gatherings, marches or organised demonstrations be banned in security-sensitive constitutional areas, such as India Gate, Central Vista and surrounding areas, unless the organisers have taken necessary permission.
They have also demanded that any proposed mobilisation in Lutyens' Delhi be regulated, postponed or suitably modified till the conclusion of the BRICS summit scheduled for September 12-13.