Trust the judiciary instead of protesting: SC to farmers' body
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday while hearing a plea by one of the farmers' bodies that protest against the contentious three farms laws seeking permission to hold protest at Jantar Mantar observed that once a matter is raised to the court, there shall not be any protest trusting the judiciary.
A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar told the counsel appearing for petitioners 'Kisan Mahapanchayat', a body of farmers and agriculturists, and its president that once they have approached the court against the three farm laws, they should have trust in the judicial system and let the matter be decided.
The Kisan Mahapanchayat's counsel submitted before the bench that his client had been asking permission from the Delhi Police.
The bench told him that after approaching the courts challenging the laws, what is the point of continuing the protests?
"If you have faith in courts, pursue that for urgent hearing instead of protesting," it added.
The bench also told the counsel that the demonstrators have the right to protest, but cannot destroy property, adding that this business should stop.
The counsel for the farmers' organisation said the highways have been blocked by the police and "we have been detained", adding that his client was not part of the protest blocking the highways.
The court asked the counsel to come on record stating his client is not part of the protest which is being carried out and blocking of the national highways at the borders of the city to which the latter agreed.
The court also ordered to serve the copy of the petition to the office of AG and listed the matter for further hearing on October 4.