Published Sep 01, 2026 | 5:49 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 01, 2026 | 5:49 PM
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Synopsis: The bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the directions invoking the Court’s special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 1 September, ordered that FIRs registered nationwide over the student protests held between 20 July and 25 July should not be pursued or investigated and must be treated as closed for all intents and purposes.
According to Livelaw, the Court quashed the FIRs over student protests which were specified in the applications filed by the Centre (Delhi Police), Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Assam, and extended the application of the order pan-India.
It also ordered that no state or Union Territory shall register any fresh FIR in relation to protest incidents between July 20 and 25.
The bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the directions invoking the Court’s special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.
Meanwhile, the court also clarified that the order was passed keeping in view the peculiar facts of the case and shall not be treated as a precedent.
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Further responding to Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, noting that the Centre has acted on its assurances and that CJP is expected to call off the protest march it has announced in Delhi on 5 September, Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Saurav Das read out a statement on behalf of the CJP.
“As co-convener of the CJP, I want to state that in view of the positive assurances of the Government of India and the judicial sanctity bestowed upon them today, and in view of the order being passed by this Court, the CJP deems it appropriate to withdraw the call for the march on September 5 and looks forward to compliance with today’s order. I also thank the Court for this decision and the learned counsel on both sides, Ms Vrinda Grover and the Solicitor General, for their efforts.”
However, the Court has allowed the Delhi Police to pursue one FIR against 2,873 individuals who were present in the Jantar Mantar protests as they had serious criminal antecedents.
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