'Mere Agitation Can't Justify Lathi-Charge': Supreme Court on Police Action during Student Protests

  GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 27, observed that police cannot resort to a lathi-charge merely because people are protesting, stressing that the right to peaceful and lawful protest is guaranteed under the Constitution. ALSO READ: Power Supply Gradually Restored in More Flood-Hit Areas of Sivasagar as Water Recedes: Assam CM A bench comprising…

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'People Can't Stage Protests?': Bombay HC Upholds Right to Dissent, Cancels Activist's Externment Order

  GUWAHATI: The Bombay High Court has ruled that protesting against government decisions or raising slogans against the government cannot, by itself, justify the externment of a citizen from a particular area. The court quashed an externment order issued against SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, holding that peaceful dissent is protected under the…

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