(Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ.)
Amit Sahni _________________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Commissioner of Police and Others ________________ Respondent(s).
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 2456/2020, decided on February 17, 2020
(For Admission and I.R. IA No. 17119/2020 – Appropriate Orders/Directions) With W.P.(C) No. 268/2020 (For Admission IA No. 27338/2020 – Application For Intenvention) Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 2456/2020; WP(C) No. 429/2020; IA No. 17119/2020; W.P.(C) No. 268/2020; and IA No. 27338/2020
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Learned counsel for the respondents have entered appearance.
2. Application for intervention has been filed by Ms. Tasneem Ahmadi, learned counsel seeking to intervene in the matter on behalf of certain people who have commonality of thought process with the persons who are protesting at the site. We have put to her that law has been enacted by the Parliament and the law is facing constitutional challenge before this Court but that by itself will not take away the right to protest of the persons who feel aggrieved by the legislation. However, the question is where and how protest can carry on without public ways being blocked. Our concern is more than this matter alone, as there may be persons of different points of view who may tomorrow seek to emulate this protest, such scenario only leads to chaotic situation. This must cease on public ways everywhere.
3. Learned counsel submits that she will endeavour to talk to the intervenor-Wajahat Habibullah so that she can take up this issue with the persons at the site.
4. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, learned senior counsel is present in Court and we would like him to play a constructive role as an interlocutor to make the persons at site see reason. He along with Mrs. Sadhana Ramachandran, learned counsel or any other person of his choice may do so.
5. List on 24th February, 2020.
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