Supreme Court of India

Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 12 S.C.R. 151
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 7 October 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it is better to try and fail, than not to try at all!.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(a), (b) – Right to protest, subject to reasonable restrictions – Citizenship (Am endment) Act, 2019 – Protests in different parts of the country – Kalindi Kunj- Shaheen Bagh stretch, including Okhla underpass blocked in elhi – Public roads encroached – Writ Petition filed befo re Delhi High Court – Disposed of with directions to authorities – Situation remained the same – Present appeal; intervention app lications by various parties – Two interlocutors appointed, thei r efforts not successful – Arrival of Coronavirus pandemic – Site c leared with some police

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