Centre's big confidence in Supreme Court, CJP withdraws proposed protest on September 5
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that talks were held between the central government and the representatives of the protesters. Three major issues were discussed during the meeting. He said FIRs lodged against students will be withdrawn, no new FIRs will be registered in future and families of students who committed suicide will be compensated. Mehta said the Delhi Police does not want to pursue the 13 FIRs related to the students. However, the police want to register separate FIRs against 2,873 people who have criminal antecedents. Similar petitions have been filed in the court from Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam and West Bengal, he said. Supreme Court can consider quashing FIR under Article 142
New Delhi: On Tuesday, three important assurances were given by the central government in the Supreme Court regarding the cases related to students. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said the government stands by its promise to withdraw the FIRs against the students, not to file further fresh FIRs and provide compensation to the next of kin of the students who committed suicide. Following these assurances from the Centre, the CJP announced the withdrawal of the proposed march and demonstration in Delhi on September 5.
Delhi Police not to pursue 13 FIRs against students
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that talks were held between the central government and the representatives of the protesters. Three major issues were discussed during the meeting. He said FIRs lodged against students will be withdrawn, no new FIRs will be registered in future and families of students who committed suicide will be compensated.
Mehta said the Delhi Police does not want to pursue the 13 FIRs related to the students. However, the police want to register separate FIRs against 2,873 people who have criminal antecedents. Similar petitions have been filed in the court from Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam and West Bengal, he said.
Supreme Court can consider quashing FIR under Article 142
The Solicitor General said similar FIRs are likely to be registered in some other states as well. He urged the Supreme Court to order the quashing of all FIRs related to July 20 under Article 142 of the Constitution.
He also made it clear that the government was not going back on its promise to compensate the families of the students who committed suicide. However, the government will need some time to decide the procedure and rules for payment of compensation.
Compensation to be paid within three months
Tushar Mehta told the court that the government needs three months time to prepare the entire process of compensation scheme. At this, senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for CJP, questioned whether the three-month deadline meant that the compensation would also be paid in the same period.
To this, the Solicitor General categorically said: "Yes, the payment will also be made within the same time frame.
CJP withdraws protest after Centre's assurance
During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also referred to the proposed CJP demonstration on September 5. He said that the central government is committed to fulfill all its assurances and now the CJP can take its decision on it.
Following this, CJP leader Saurabh Das told the court that the organisation is deciding to withdraw the proposed march in Delhi on September 5.
Thus, the proposed protest was averted after three major assurances of the central government in the Supreme Court. Now the focus will be on the time frame in which the government completes the process of FIR withdrawal and compensation.
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