The Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday the Indian Youth Congress’s (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib’s plea challenging the Delhi Police’s decision to deny permission for its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
The development came after IYC’s lawyer Sanjoy Ghose mentioned the petition before acting chief justice Nitin Sambre and justice Sanjay Sharma.
“It will be listed in 24 hours. If not listed, mention,” the court said to Ghose.
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On October 1, the Delhi Police rejected the IYC’s September 25 request to hold a peaceful demonstration involving approximately 100–150 persons, despite the IYC undertaking to comply with all lawful conditions relating to security, traffic management, discipline, and maintenance of public order.
In his petition, Chib contended that the rejection was made on mechanical grounds and amounted to a violation of its fundamental rights to equality and peaceful assembly.