Plea seeking protesters’ release rejected
Item
Title
Plea seeking protesters’ release rejected
Description
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking immediate release of all persons, not limited to farmers, illegally arrested and detained on or after January 26 from Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur areas by the Delhi police. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh declined to entertain the plea of Harman Preet Singh, a law graduate, who had collected the names of 15 persons who are missing since January 26. The court noted that the petition was silent on whether Mr. Singh has contacted any of the family members of the ‘missing’ persons. The petition said it has come to the knowledge of Mr. Singh through personal survey, newspaper and media reports and social activists that the persons were illegally detained.
Publisher
The Hindu
Date
2021-02-03
Coverage
New Delhi