Mere agitation cannot justify lathi-charge’: Supreme Court on police action during CJP protest in Delhi

New Delhi, 2The right to peaceful and lawful protest is constitutionally protected and mere agitation cannot justify a lathi-charge, the Supreme Court observed on Monday

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observations on mentioning of a batch of petitions before the court, alleging excessive use of police force against students participating in protests across the state.