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New Delhi, February 25
Pleas related to the north-east Delhi violence reached the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. They will hear the matter on Wednesday.
The first plea mentioned in the apex court on behalf of former CIC Wajahat Habibullah and others sought directions to the police to lodge FIRs on complaints regarding the violence over the CAA.
A Bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph will hear the fresh application on Wednesday when it will also take up pleas seeking removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh on which the court-appointed interlocutors have filed a report.
A similar plea filed by human rights activist Harsh Mander and activist Farah Naqvi was mentioned before the High Court, which also agreed to hear it on Wednesday. Mander and Naqvi have sought FIRs and arrest of persons involved in the violence and sought action against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Kapil Mishra for “hate speeches.”
The fresh application filed in the apex court by Habibullah, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and social activist Bahadur Abbas Naqvi also sought directions to the authorities to ensure the safety of women protesters at Shaheen Bagh and other places in the NCR.
They have already filed an intervention application in the top court in the pending plea seeking removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh. PTI
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Minorities panel seeks curfew in violence-hit areas
New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission on Tuesday appealed to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for imposition of curfew in violence-affected areas. In a letter to Baijal, DMC chairman Zafarul Islam Khan expressed apprehension that violence may escalate after departure of visiting US president Donald Trump.
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Can you reschedule exams, HC asks CBSE
New Delhi: Safety of children cannot be put at risk, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday and asked the CBSE to decide at the earliest on rescheduling Wednesday’s board exam at one of the centres in north-east Delhi. The court will hear the matter again on Wednesday morning. PTI
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Cops blame it on shortage of forces
New Delhi: The Delhi Police reportedly told the MHA on Tuesday that it did not have adequate forces to immediately control the violence an official said. Hours later, Delhi Police’s PRO Mandeep Singh Randhawa said nowhere at the MHA meeting was it conveyed by police officials that “we don’t have sufficient force”. PTI
