Justice Mahajan made the remarks while hearing a plea filed by All India Dalit Christian Rights Protection Committee seeking directions to the Delhi Police to decide its plea seeking permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar.
The court asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma about why the government can't shut down the site.
It shouldn’t be inside Delhi," Justice Mahajan said.
ASG Sharma replied that this is exactly what the Supreme Court order says and that the top court is seized of the matter about whether "Jantar Mantar can at all be a designated protest site".
"According to me, it shouldn’t be," Justice Mahajan replied.
Justice Mahajan made the remarks while hearing a plea filed by All India Dalit Christian Rights Protection Committee seeking directions to the Delhi Police to decide its plea seeking permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar.
Senior Advocate Sanjoy Ghose appeared for the petitioner and told the Bench that the Police has neither rejected the request nor allowed it.
"We are saying maximum 75 people will come. They [Delhi Police] are sitting on our application since July. They have not rejected it," Ghose submitted.
The court asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma about why the government can't shut down the site.
"According to me, why don’t you shut this down? It shouldn’t be inside Delhi," Justice Mahajan said.
ASG Sharma replied that this is exactly what the Supreme Court order says and that the top court is seized of the matter about whether "Jantar Mantar can at all be a designated protest site".
"According to me, it shouldn’t be," Justice Mahajan replied.
