Haryana Violence: In an unusual move, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud scheduled an urgent hearing for a petition regarding the riots in Haryana’s Nuh district on Wednesday, interrupting a constitution bench of the Supreme Court – a special panel of at least five judges that can rule on matters involving the constitution. In order to address a plea for a ban on demonstrations staged by right-wing organisations Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the court suspended talks on the now-scrapped Article 370 of the constitution, which granted special powers to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Petitioner’s Urgent Appeal for Expedited Hearing Emphasizes Gravity of Haryana Violence Case
The petitioner journalist Shaheen Abdullah’s attorney, CU Singh, went to Justice Aniruddha Bose on Wednesday morning and asked for an expedited hearing following the violence that cost six lives, including two security officials, and resulted in extensive vandalism and burning. Singh took the case to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud after Justice Bose advised him to do so and emphasised the necessity for prompt action. Even though the Chief Justice was asked to consider the case in the morning, CU Singh underlined the gravity of the situation over lunch.
Special Bench Formed to Address Haryana Violence Petition
In response, Chief Justice Chandrachud, who was in charge of the constitution bench, went to his chamber to review the application’s supporting documentation before quickly appointing Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN Bhatti to a special bench and ordering the registry to schedule a hearing for 2 p.m., according to sources. A member of the constitution bench named Justice Sanjiv Khanna took part in the Nuh case hearing, which was finished at 2:15 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., the Constitution Bench resumed its discussion of Article 370. The Supreme Court instructed the federal and state governments to stop any hate speech or violence during marches organised by the VHP and Bajrang Dal in the wake of the communal incidents in Nuh in response to the petition on the situation there.
Supreme Court Demands Reinforcement Amid Communal Tensions in Nuh
Additionally, the deployment of additional police or paramilitary forces as well as the placement of CCTV cameras in sensitive places were requested in the order by Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SV Bhatti. Following a mob’s attempt on July 31 to block a VHP march, six deaths, including two home guards, have been connected to communal violence in Nuh. To date, 116 persons have been detained by the state administration, while the VHP and Bajrang Dal have planned 23 protests around the National Capital Region (NCR).
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