SHAHEEN BAGH ROAD BLOCKAGE | ANTI CAA / NRC PROTEST | DELHI HIGH COURT | SUPREME COURT |

A petition has been filed by Advocate Amit Sahni "seeking directions to withdraw the closure of Shaheen Bagh stretch" and give Delhi Police the required assistance in addressing the issue.The blocked road affects more than 100,000 vehicles per day, including 1,800 trucks which are being diverted to other border points.

The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL filed by Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni seeking to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been closed since December 15, due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar listed the PIL for hearing on Tuesday. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni, sought a direction to the Delhi Police Commissioner to withdraw the closure of the stretch along with the Okhla underpass.

Delhi High Court will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni seeking to open the arterial Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch that connects Delhi with Noida today. The road has been closed since December 15 due to the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Delhi HC directs Police to look into closure of Kalindi Kunj road while keeping in mind larger public interest, law and order. The order was passed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar in a petition by Advocate & Social Activist Amit Sahni seeking directions to Delhi Traffic Police to withdraw the closure of two roads.

The Delhi High Court had on Monday agreed to hear a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni seeking to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch. The road closure is causing huge inconvenience/ hardship to lakhs of commuters every day and they are compelled to take different routes for last one month, the plea said.

The petition, filed advocate and social activist Amit Sahni, sought direction to the Delhi Police Commissioner to withdraw the closure of Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh Stretch and Okhla underpass, which were closed on December 15, 2019 for ongoing protests against CAA and National Register of Citizen (NRC). It was a temporary measure but has been extended from time to time.

The court disposed of the plea filed by social activist and lawyer Amit Sahni and ruled that the decision should be taken at the earliest by the concerned authorities as per the law.

The court passed the order while disposing of a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni seeking a direction to the Delhi Police Commissioner to lift restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch and Okhla underpass, which were closed on December 15, 2019 for ongoing protests against CAA and National Register of Citizen (NRC).

The plea which was urgently mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar by lawyer and social activist Amit Sahni, said that the closure has been extended many times, causing huge inconvenience to the lakhs of commuters everyday, who are compelled to take different route for nearly one month now.

The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL filed by Social Activist and Lawyer Amit Sahni seeking to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been closed since December 15, due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

Delhi high court on Monday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni, which sought its intervention to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch.

The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni, said the road closure is "causing huge inconvenience/hardship to lakhs of commuters every day and they are compelled to take different routes for last one month".

The high court had passed the current order disposing of a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni seeking a direction to the Delhi police commissioner to lift restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh Stretch which was closed on December 15, 2019 for ongoing protests against the CAA and the NRC proposed by the government.

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was hearing the plea filed by social activist and lawyer Amit Sahni.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday said the police has the power to control traffic wherever protests are going on and directed it to look into a plea filed by Lawyer and Social Activist Amit Sahni against restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been closed for a month December 2019.

Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court with a plea seking directions to the police to ensure smooth traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj - Shaheen Bagh stretch, has already filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the high court.
Sahni had filed a Special Leave Petition in apex court seekign supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh, where several women are sitting on protest, by a retired Supreme Court Judge or a Sitting Judge of the Delhi HIgh Court in order to circumvent any violence.

Lawyer-activist Amit Sahni has filed a special leave petition in the apex court, seeking supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh, where several women are sitting on an indefinite protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to circumvent any viol…

The petition was filed by a Delhi-based advocate and activist, Amit Sahni. In his petition, Sahni claimed that the earlier directive by the High Court in the matter did not succeed in delivering the relief sought by the petitioner since the HC had simply directed the Delhi Police to look into the grievances of the people without issuing any definitive orders to alleviate the problem.

According to a report in PTI, lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni has filed a special leave petition in the apex court seeking supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to avoid any violence. The lawyer has also said that protests in Shaheen Bagh have inspired similar demonstrations in other cities and to allow it to continue would set the wrong precedent.

Earlier, advocate and social activist Amit Sahni had challenged a Delhi High Court’s verdict refusing to issue directions for forthwith removal of the protesters.
Sahni — who challenged the January 14 order of the high court — demanded that the situation be supervised by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to pre-empt any violence.

The plea in the Supreme Court, filed by advocate Amit Sahni, urged the SC to direct the monitoring of the situation by a retired judge of SC or sitting judge of Delhi HC “in order to avoid any further deterioration of the situation and to circumvent any violence”, and issue any other directions as may be required.

Lawyer-activist Amit Sahni has filed a special leave petition in the apex court seeking supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh, where several women are sitting on an indefinite protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to circumvent any violence.

Lawyer-activist Amit Sahni in his plea said that protests in Shaheen Bagh has inspired similar demonstrations in other cities and to allow it to continue would set a wrong precedent.

The Petition was filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni submitting that "The protestors hae been usign Loudspeakers, as per reports, thus 'unrestricted holding of public meetings', processions, demonstrations etc has caused obstruction to traffic and disturbance of public tranquillity."

Lawyer and activist, Amit Sahni has moved the Supreme Court on the issue of closure of the Kalindi Kunj road in Delhi on account of the ongoing protest at Shaheen Bagh against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court by Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni seeking directions to the police to open Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed since December 15 due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The plea moved by a lawyer-activist, Amit Sahni, sought supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh where several women are sitting on an indefinite protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court to avoid any further deterioration in the situation and to circumvent any violence.

Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni approached the apex court after the Delhi High Court last week heard the case but did not order the removal of traffic restrictions. The lawyer said that the HC had said that no direction can be issued by it on how to handle an agitation or the place of protest. The court, however, had asked Delhi Police to look into the issue while also keeping law and order in mind.

A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court by advocate Amit Sahni on the road closure issue due to ongoing protests. In his petition, he cited the hardships faced by the commuters in the national capital region due to the ongoing protest.

Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court with a plea seeking directions to the police to ensure smooth traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, has already filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the high court.
Sahni has filed a special leave petition in the apex court seeking supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh, where several women are sitting on protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to circumvent any violence.

Lawyer-activist Amit Sahni has filed a special leave petition in the apex court seeking supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh, where several women are sitting on an indefinite protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to circumvent any violence.
Sahni in his plea said that protests in Shaheen Bagh has inspired similar demonstrations in other cities and to allow it to continue would set a wrong precedent. "No one can be permitted to occupy a public road for any reason whatsoever under pretext of peaceful protest and that

The plea moved by a lawyer-activist, Amit Sahni, sought supervision of the situation in Shaheen Bagh where several women are sitting on an indefinite protest, by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court to avoid any further deterioration in the situation and to circumvent any violence.

Lawyer and activist Amit Sahni, in his special leave petition in the SC, has mentioned that “allowing the protests to continue would set a wrong precedent”.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by Lawyer and Social Activist Amit Sahni seeking directions to the police to ensure smooth traffic flow on Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which is closed for over a month due to anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests.

The Supreme Court of India tomorrow (January 21, 2020) is set to hear a petition seeking the reopening of Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh in the interest of ease of conveyance for the general public. Advocate and activist Amit Sahni had moved the Supreme Court earlier on the issue of closure of the Road since December 2019.

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, blocked by anti-CAA protesters since December 15.

‘We understand there is a problem and we have to see how to resolve it,’ SC said while hearing a petition filed by Advocate and Activist Amit Sahni

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi Police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which was blocked by anti-CAA protesters on December 15.

The petition filed by advocate Amit Sahni has sought directions to the police to take action to ensure smooth traffic movement on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed for over a month due to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, making the public at large suffer.

Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, KM Joseph said they will the hear the pleas after the Delhi polls due on Saturday. The plea has been filed by advocate and activist Amit Sahni

The Supreme Court was hearing the pleas on the 10th of February, 2020 that sought the removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 protestors from Shaheen Bagh. The batch of petitions against the Shaheen Bagh after the Apex Court had deferred it’s judgement in the view Delhi Elections.
Advocate Amit Sahni argued that the right to protest goes to some extent only.

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, blocked by anti-CAA protesters since December 15.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it understands the nature of the problem of the road blockade caused by the Anti-CAA protesters in Shaheen Bagh. SC said that it will hear all the plea on 10 February, Monday after the Delhi elections get over on Saturday. Advocate Amit Sahni has filed a petition in the SC demanding that the court direct Delhi Police to monitor the activities of politicians, organizers and supporters present there. In particular, the speeches and activities being held there should be monitored whether the law and order situation is deteriorating through them so that the traitorous organizations cannot take advantage of this serious situation.

The petition was filed by lawyer Amit Sahni praying the court direct the Delhi Police to take necessary action to to ensure smooth traffic movement on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch. Sahni’s petition says, “The respondents (Delhi Police) cannot be permitted to behave like mute spectators, particularly in a situation presently faced by persons living in the vicinity of Kalindi Kunj.”

Earlier, advocate Amit Sahni had challenged a Delhi High Court’s verdict refusing to issue directions for forthwith removal of the protesters.
Sahni – who challenged the January 14 order of the high court – demanded that the situation be supervised by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to pre-empt any violence.

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, blocked by anti-CAA protesters since December 15.

Advocate Amit Sahni has filed a petition in the SC demanding that the court direct Delhi Police to monitor the activities of politicians, organizers and supporters present there. In particular, the speeches and activities being held there should be monitored whether the law and order situation is deteriorating through them so that the traitorous organizations cannot take advantage of this serious situation.

Supreme Court has said that it will hear a PIL seeking removal of anti-CAA protesters from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh on Monday, two days after Delhi Assembly elections.
When the petition filed by Advocate Amit Sahni came up for hearing today, a bench of justices comprising Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph said that they will hear the matter on Monday next week.

Advocate Amit Sahni, who has filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the high court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, said that due to the protests since December 15 last year traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been badly affected.

Advocate Amit Sahni, who has filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the Delhi High Court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, said that due to the protests since December 15 last year traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been badly affected.

The petition, filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni, also sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj.

The PIL, filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni , also sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj. Sudhi had, on Monday, mentioned the matter before a three-judge Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde, who asked him to approach the registry for urgent listing of the matter.

The petition filed by advocate Amit Sahni has sought directions to the police to take action to ensure smooth traffic movement on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed for over a month due to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, making the public at large suffer.

The development comes after advocate Amit Sahni filed a plea in the apex court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order. The petitioner had also said that due to the protests since December 15 last year, traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been severely affected.

Advocate Amit Sahni, who filed an appeal in the SC against the January 14 order of the high court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, had said due to the protests, traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch was badly affected.

One, filed by lawyer and activist Amit Sahni demands that the situation should be monitored by a retired SC or Delhi HC judge to "circumvent any violence".

The PIL, filed by Advocate and Social Activist Amit Sahni through their lawyer Shashank Deo Sudhi earlier last week, sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj.

The bench, which also comprises justice KM Joseph, said it did not want to take a call on the two petitions that had reached them without hearing the government first. The petitions were filed by lawyer Amit Sahni and Delhi BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg.
But it also signalled that it could not approve a protest that would go on indefinitely at the same location. The bench said the protests could continue but it should be done in an area “designated for protests”.
“You cannot block a public road indefinitely. If everybody starts protesting everywhere, then what will happen,” the bench led by Justice Kaul said.

The Supreme Court is hearing the pleas filed by Advocate Amit Sahni that sought the removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 protestors from Shaheen Bagh. The batch of petitions against the Shaheen Bagh after the Apex Court had deferred it’s judgement in the view of the February 8th 20…

The apex court while hearing a petition filed by Advocate and Activist Amit Sahni said it would not pass any direction against the Shaheen Bagh protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing other side

Activist and Lawyer Amit Sahni had filed the petition saying daily life had been disturbed due to the protests. The plea stated, "The respondents (Delhi police) cannot be permitted to behave like mute spectators particularly in a situation presently faced by persons living in the vicinity of Kalindi Kunj".

Hearing the petition filed by Advocate and Activist Amit Sahni, a bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice SK Kaul, however, orally observed that the "protest can go on, but it should be done in an area designated for protests".

The petition related to the road blockage at Shaheen Bagh was filed by advocate and activist Amit Sahni who alleged that protests in the area have disrupted daily life.

Advocate Amit Sahni had moved the apex court seeking directions to the authorities to remove the blockade on the Shaheen Bagh stretch, a main road connecting Kalindi Kunj and Noida.

At the outset, advocate Amit Sahni, one of the petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of right to protest.

The PIL, filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni earlier last week, sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj.

The top court said that it did not want to "influence" the Delhi assembly elections by hearing the matter on Friday. The top court was hearing the petition filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni

He has intervention in the appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had earlier moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi Police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which was blocked by anti-CAA protesters since December 15 last year. While dealing with Sahni’s plea, the high court had asked the local authorities to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order. The apex court had on February 10 said the anti-CAA protestors, who are holding agitation at Shaheen Bagh, cannot block public road and create inconvenience for others.

A PIL filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni earlier last week, sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj

The Supreme Court on Monday heard pleas filed by Lawyer and Social Activist Amit Sahni seeking removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area.

“If you can wait for 50 days, you can wait for one more week,” the court said before posting the matter for February 17.
The observation by the top court came in two petitions - one by advocate Amit Sahni and another by BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg.

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Delhi Police on a plea to clear the protesters from Shaheen Bagh. The matter will be heard next on February 17.

Meanwhile, the apex court has already listed for hearing on February 7 a similar plea filed by lawyer and activist Amit Sahni.

“You cannot block the public roads. There cannot be an indefinite period of protest in such an area. If you want to protest, it has to be in an area identified for protest,” the bench said.
At the outset, advocate Amit Sahni, one of the petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of the right to protest.

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Central government, Delhi govt and Police for on the plea filed by Advocate and Activist Amit Sahni for seeking removal of protesters, who have been protesting the amended citizenship law from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.

The first petition has been filed by lawyer and activist, Amit Sahni. Sahni has prayed for certain specific directions for the removal of the blockage at the protest site. Sahni also seeks for the situation to be monitored or supervised by a retired judge of the Supreme Court or a retired judge of the Delhi High Court in order “to circumvent any violence”.

New Delhi: Advocate and activist Amit Sahni talks to the media outside the Supreme Court after a hearing on the plea seeking removal of protesters from the Shaheen Bagh area, in New Delhi.

In his plea, advocate Amit Sahni wondered if protesters have "unrestricted rights under Article 19 of the Constitution to protest on a busy road" while causing trouble to other commuters.

Activist Amit Sahni had filed the petition saying daily life had been disturbed due to the protests. The plea stated, "The respondents (Delhi police) cannot be permitted to behave like mute spectators particularly in a situation presently faced by persons living in the vicinity of Kalindi Kunj".

The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate Amit Sahni, who had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi Police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which remains blocked by anti-CAA protesters since December 15.

The pleas, filed by Advocate Amit Sahni and BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg, were deferred till February 10 in view of the Delhi Assembly elections on February 8. The pleas cite difficulties to local residents, businesses and commuters due to the closure of Road No 13A between Mathura Road and Kalindi Kunj by police due to the sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh, which has been going on for over 50 days now.

The Supreme Court will hear the pleas seeking removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protestors from Shaheen Bagh today. Advocate Amit Sahni, who has filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the high court directing removal of road blockage.

“You cannot block the public roads. There cannot be indefinite period of protest in such an area. If you want to protest, it has to be in an area identified for protest,” the bench said
At the outset, Advocate Amit Sahni, one of the Petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of right to protest.

A bench comprising justice SK Kaul and KM Joseph said that there is a law and people have grievances against it. Advocate Amit Sahni, one of the petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of right to protest.

The Top Court, However, Refused To Pass A Direction To Clear The Road, Saying ‘it Can’t Be Done Ex-parte’ At the outset, advocate Amit Sahni, one of the petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of right to protest.

Advocate Amit Sahni, who has filed an appeal in the apex court against the January 14 order of the high court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, said that due to the protests since December 15 last year traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been badly affected.

Advocate Amit Sahni, who has filed an appeal in the SC against the January 14 order of the high court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, had said due to the protests since December 15 last year traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been badly affected.
Earlier, Sahni had approached the high court seeking directions to the Delhi Police to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which has been blocked since December 15 last year due to protest at Shaheen Bagh.

Advocate Amit Sahni had moved the apex court to seek directions to the authorities to remove the blockade at Shaheen Bagh, through which the main road connecting Kalindi Kunj and Noida passes.

The petition was filed by advocate and activist Amit Sahni who alleged that protests within the Shaheen Bagh space have disrupted day by day life.

Amit Sahni, the advocate who filed an appeal in the SC against the January 14 order of the high court directing the police to deal with the situation keeping in mind law and order, had said due to the protests since December 15 last year traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch has been badly hit.

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear petitions seeking removal of anti-Citizenship Act protesters from Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. The pleas, filed by Advocate Amit Sahni and BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg, were deferred till February 10 in view of the Delhi Assembly elections on February 8.

At the outset, advocate Amit Sahni, one of the petitioners in the case, said that the question in this matter is about the extent of the right to protest. "Is there anybody present from the government's side. We will issue notice," the bench said.

Advocate Amit Sahni had moved the apex court seeking directions to the authorities to remove the blockade on the Shaheen Bagh stretch, a main road connecting Kalindi Kunj and Noida.