TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, while hearing the Centre’s application seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor or trolley march or any other kind of protest which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations on January 26, said that police has all the authority to deal with the matter.
“Does the Supreme Court say as to what are the powers of police and how they will exercise them? We are not going to tell you what to do,” said the bench, also comprising Justices L N Rao and Vineet Saran.
The apex court told Attorney General K K Venugopal that it will take up the matter for hearing on Wednesday, January 20. The question of entering into Delhi is a law and order matter and will be determined by the police, the bench said, adding, “Mr Attorney General, we are adjourning the matter and you have all the authority to deal with this matter.”
The Centre, in an application filed through Delhi Police, has said that any proposed march or protest which seeks to disrupt and disturb the Republic Day celebrations will cause an embarrassment to the nation. During the hearing conducted through video-conferencing, the bench said who should be allowed to enter Delhi and who should not be allowed has to be dealt with by the police as the court is not the first authority. The bench told Venugopal that the apex court is seized of the issue of farm laws and we have not said anything on police powers.
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