The Delhi High Court today sought responses from the Centre and Delhi police on alleged use of excessive force against protesters marching to Parliament on Monday. A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the authorities to preserve all relevant records in relation to the police action, including CCTV camera footage and videography. The bench issued a notice on the Public Interest Litigations and gave four weeks to the authorities to file their replies. The matter would be heard next on 11th September of this year.
Senior advocates N. Hariharan, Vikas Singh and Gopal Sankaranarayanan appearing for the petitioners, contended that police used excessive force on protesters, including women and children. On the other hand, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said the pleas were based on social media posts and were not maintainable.
