Supreme Court Quashes FIRs Against NEET Paper Leak Protesters
The Supreme Court of India has quashed all First Information Reports (FIRs) filed against students who protested against the NEET paper leak. Following the court's decision, the CJP has called off a planned protest march scheduled for September 5.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday scrapped all FIRs against Cockroach Janta Party protesters after Centre moved the court. The SC invokes its inherent powers “to do complete justice” under Article 142 of the Constitution to scrap all FIRs related to the July student protests. Earlier in the day, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced its decision to withdraw its call for a protest on September 5.
This came after the Centre and four states urged the Supreme Court to quash cases against those who participated in paper leak protests in Delhi and elsewhere. “As co-convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), I want to state that in view of the positive assurances of the Government of India and the judicial sanctity bestowed upon them today, and in view of the order being passed by this Hon’ble Court, the CJP deems it appropriate to withdraw the call for the march on 5th September and looks forward to the compliance of today’s order,” CJP’s Saurav Das told the three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.
The court on Tuesday took up applications by Delhi Police and states of Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal for quashing the FIRs registered against students who took part in the protests in July.
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Supreme Court scraps all FIRs for NEET protesters across the country
1 week ago · Ananthakrishanan GSupreme Court scraps all FIRs for NEET protesters; CJP calls off September 5 march
The Supreme Court quashed FIRs against students involved in NEET paper leak protests, prompting CJP to call off its planned September 5 protest march.
1 week agoSupreme Court quashes all FIRs across the country against NEET paper leak protesters
The government had assured the students would not be targeted or harassed in connection with the agitation.
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