Bombay HC seeks reply on alleged detention of anti-CEC protesters

A bench of Chief Justice MC Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna ordered Maharashtra to reply to the illegal-detention petitions within two weeks and posted the matter for November 19. While affirming that peaceful demonstration is a fundamental right, the court said it would issue no blanket order against police action without weighing protesters' credentials and the inconvenience to the public. (Freepressjournal)

• A bench of Chief Justice MC Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna ordered Maharashtra to reply to the illegal-detention petitions within two weeks and posted the matter for November 19.
• While affirming that peaceful demonstration is a fundamental right, the court said it would issue no blanket order against police action without weighing protesters' credentials and the inconvenience to the public.