Lawyers shout ‘shame’ as Delhi High Court offers no interim relief to Jamia students

Lawyers shout ‘shame’ as Delhi High Court offers no interim relief to Jamia students

New Delhi: In an unprecedented incident, lawyers shouted “shame, shame” after the Delhi High Court refused any interim relief to the Jamia Milia Islamia students, who had moved the court.

While the division bench, comprising Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Harishankar, was rising after rejecting interim relief and issuing a notice to respondents, a bunch of lawyers, including senior advocate Indira Jaising, started shouting “shame, shame”.

The court was hearing a batch of petitions regarding the police brutality and violent clashes at the university.

During the hearing, senior advocate Salman Khurshid said the court should take steps, which would send out a message. “We are seeking a method of healing the wounds and moving forward,” he said. The court should ask the Vice-Chancellor to safeguard the CCTV footage, he added.

“Why no FIR has been registered on the basis of statements of the victims — one person lost his eye and the other sustained a bullet injury,” he asked. Khurshid asked whether the warning was given before the action, and were female constables there.

The court was informed that “450 tear gas shells” were fired at people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15. Terming it the most significant attack on students since Independence, lawyers urged the Solicitor General to become amicus curiae.

Lawyers arguing on behalf of the petitioners included Sanjay Hegde and Jaising.

The petitioners said the police entered the campus and library without permission. The varsity’s chief proctor had also contradicted the police claim that he had permitted the police to enter the campus, they submitted.

They also cited medical reports, issued by AIIMS, confirming that one student had suffered bullet injuries. FIRs were being registered against students and they were being portrayed as criminals, they said. “It’s a serious case of violation of fundamental rights.”

Hegde questioned the police actions, like entering the mosque and the library on campus, and justification for use of canes, tear gas and bullets on protestors. “There are apprehensions on all sides,” he said. (IANS)

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