New Delhi, November 16, 2020: The Review Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against the verdict given in the Shaheen Bagh protests case, more than a month after the Apex Court ruled that public protests must be “in designated areas alone” and that “public ways and public spaces cannot be occupied, and that too indefinitely.”

The review petition says that propositions like ‘holding protests at designated places alone’ shall upset the ‘concept of dissent.’

The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari on October 7, 2020 had held that right to peaceful protest against a legislation exists, but the demonstrations expressing dissent have to be in designated places alone. The bench also disapproved of the manner in which a sit-in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was organised in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi, from December 2019 to March 2020.

The plea now submits: “The order under review holds that in the face of protests the administration can either engage in negotiations or take appropriate action. This would lead to a situation wherein, the administration would never engage in dialogue with protesters, protesting against a Government policy or action, but would instead take action against them including their prosecution” to voice their concerns, says the plea.

The Supreme Court in its order had said that: “Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then the demonstrations expressing dissent have to be in designated places alone.”

The review petition has been filed through advocate Kabir Dixit.

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