Security personnel carry out a lathi charge during the CJP protest march near the Parliament in New Delhi, India, on Monday, July 20, 2026. (RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)
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During the hearing, the top court stated that whoever committed excesses or took the law into their own hands should be brought to task. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also called for an independent probe into the police brutality.
“There has to be completely independent probe. Whoever has committed excess, law will take its course. Probe is meaningless if no responsibility is fixed,” The CJI was quoted as saying by LiveLaw.
As the advocates also highlighted the alleged use of electric batons, CJI Kant insisted on a fair, transparent and independent probe into the matter.
Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court condemned the use of excessive force against students and protestors during the CJP's Chalo Sansad March on July 20.
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Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court condemned the use of excessive force against students and protestors during the CJP's Chalo Sansad March on July 20.
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The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, said that it was equally concerned about injuries suffered by protesters and police personnel during demonstrations, and stressed that “self-imposed discipline” by protesters and police personnel was integral to a functioning democracy.
"Do not take it adversely. If there are excesses committed, that can be looked into dispassionately...who has done it etc…It is not a question of Delhi alone but it is an all-India issue. It cannot be that there is an agitation and hence a lathi charge. It can also not be that violence occurs in these protests,” said Justice Kant.
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Along with this, the use of an AK-47 rifle against student protestors in Bihar was also raised, to which, the CJI stated they will be looking into guidelines on protests for the whole country.
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