Farmers Have The Right To Protest, But Road Cannot Be Blocked
Farmers have the right to protest, but the road cannot be blocked: Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the matter of road closure due to the farmers’ agitation.
During the hearing, the court said that there is a right to protest but the road should not be stopped. Along with this, the court has asked the farmer unions to file a reply.
The court, while hearing, told the farmers that there is a right to protest but the road cannot be blocked like this.
The court has asked the farmer unions to file their response and has given time till the next hearing. The next hearing will be on December 7.
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Know why the Supreme Court raged on the UP Police, why it said – will separate the cases of trampling and lynching
In the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday again pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police, questioning the slow pace and intent of the investigation.
The Supreme Court questioned the state government on the arrest of the accused, the status of police and judicial custody of the accused, and the process of recording the statements of witnesses and victims, saying, “We feel that you have taken slow steps to delay. Please dispel this notion.’
Scrutiny did not become an endless story.
In the matter, a bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli said, “The investigation should not become an endless story.”
The court also questioned the last-minute filing of the status report by the state government and directed to file the status report in advance next time, postponing the hearing of the matter till October 26.
What is the meaning of filing a last-minute status report?
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the Uttar Pradesh government, submitted that the status report has been filed in a sealed cover.
Questioning the late filing of the status report, the Chief Justice said, “What is the point of filing status report at the last minute? How do we read it? The status report should have been filed earlier.
Waited till one o’clock in the night.
Justice Ramana said that he waited till one o’clock in the night to see that something would be filed but nothing was filed.
Justice Surya Kant said that why the report was filed on a sealed cover, the court had not said so.
When the court could not see the status report, Salve said that the hearing should be postponed till Friday, but the bench refused to adjourn the hearing and continued the hearing.
