The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass a restraining order against the proposed September 5 march by Cocoroach Janta Party (CJP), observing that there were no compelling circumstances to presume that anything untoward would happen. However, the Court issued notice on the PIL, tagged it with the main matter and directed that a complete set of the paper book be furnished to the office of the Solicitor General. The matter was heard by a Bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana.

The petitioner also sought compensation for police personnel injured during the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, recovery of loss caused to government property from those responsible, and a framework governing demonstrations near Parliament and other vital government institutions, including reasonable protective or no-demonstration zones.

Declining to pre-emptively restrain the proposed march, the Bench said it would presume that all stakeholders would conduct themselves peacefully and in accordance with law.

The Court observed that the controversy involved both law-and-order concerns and broader policy questions, and said the stakeholders should first engage with the authorities. It remarked: “There are two parts of it. One is the law and order. The second is a kind of a policy issue. I think let the stakeholders talk to them.”

While issuing notice, the Bench directed the petitioner to supply the complete paper book to the Solicitor General’s office and ordered that the PIL be tagged with the main matter. It also clarified that if any alarming situation arose before the scheduled hearing, the petitioner could make an urgent mention before the Court. The matter is listed for September 10, 2026 along with main matter.

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