CJP calls off September 5 march as SC quashes FIRs linked to youth protests

The Cockroach Janta Party has withdrawn its call for a march on September 5 after the Union government moved to quash cases against protesters, Live Law quoted the political campaign’s co-convener Saurav Das as telling the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

This came after the Supreme Court ordered that all first information reports registered in the country in connection with student protests held between July 20 and July 25 should not be pursued or investigated and must be treated as closed, reported Live Law.

On Monday, the Union government moved the Supreme Court seeking to withdraw all FIRs filed in connection with the youth protests in Delhi.

The application urged the court to quash the 13 FIRs registered for offences including rioting, attempt to murder, robbery and damage to public property, using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.

Article 142 empowers the Supreme Court to pass orders necessary to ensure “complete justice” in any matter before it.

On Tuesday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that the Union government was also committed to providing compensation to the families of those who died by suicide after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses was cancelled, reported Live Law.

He added that the government needed three months “to work out the modalities”.

Das said that the campaign “deems...

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