Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan has withdrawn from seven matters concerning the Delhi protests before the Supreme Court following repeated interruptions during Thursday’s hearing and the alleged snatching of his microphone.
When The Bar Bulletin reached out to Sankaranarayanan, he confirmed his decision and said that he
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“didn’t want to have infighting on the same team.”
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard around 46 petitions concerning the Delhi protests on Thursday. The matters raised issues relating to alleged police brutality, unlawful detentions, restrictions on public movement, journalists’ rights and the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.