Anti-CAA protest: Supreme Court refuses to hear pleas, refers case to HC
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain pleas on police atrocities against students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Sunday.
The top court redirected the petitions to high courts and said the high courts can set up inquiry panels.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde after hearing senior advocates Indira Jaising, Sanjay Hegde and Colin Gonsalves said, "Having regard to the nature of the matter and dispute, and the vast area over which the matter is spread, we do not think it is feasible to appoint one committee for this. The High Courts can be approached where the incidents have taken place."
Asking the petitioners to move the High Courts in this regard, the bench said, the High courts have the liberty to appoint retired judges for the purposes of inquiry after hearing the Union and the State Government."
"We are not a trial court. We will not be establishing facts. You should be knowing this", the CJI told the petitioners.
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