New Delhi: The matter of violence and police action during the protests of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the capital Delhi has now reached the Delhi High Court. However, the court refused to immediately hear the petition related to police lathi charge and clearly said that the court should not be dragged unnecessarily in such cases. Along with this, the court has fixed the hearing of the case for July 22.
no need to rush
Justice D.K. Before the division bench of Justice Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Karia, the petitioner alleged that Delhi Police used excessive force on the protesters during the demonstration, hence the matter should be heard immediately. On this, the court said that the hearing of the case will be on the scheduled date and there is no need to list it in a hurry.
Sonam Wangchuk gave important order
During the same hearing, the court has also given an important order on the petition related to social activist Sonam Wangchuk. The court has given permission to transfer Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. This petition was filed on behalf of his wife Gitanjali Angmo, in which there was a demand to change the hospital for better treatment.
Instructions to shift to another hospital
During the hearing, the Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the Central Government told the court that as per the instructions given earlier, the doctors of AIIMS are continuously monitoring the health condition of Sonam Wangchuk. At the same time, medical reports, doctors’ advice and documents related to treatment were also presented in the court on behalf of the petitioner, after considering which the court directed to shift him to another hospital.
Delhi Police defended itself
On the other hand, Delhi Police, while presenting its stand regarding the violence during the protest, said that the protesters were warned several times and were asked to follow legal instructions. According to the police, despite this the protesters did not agree and violated the prohibitory orders. Police claim that the protesters tried to break barricades, pelted stones at policemen, vandalized government vehicles and damaged public property. The next hearing of the case will now be on July 22.
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