1. Supreme Court rebukes Greater Noida magistrate over notice to CJP protest participant

Supreme Court rebukes Greater Noida magistrate over notice to CJP protest participant

India

  • The Supreme Court criticised a Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing a notice to a second-year law student over a CJP protest.
  • The notice was issued despite the SC’s September 1 direction barring coercive action against students linked to the protests.
  • CJI Surya Kant questioned how the magistrate could issue the notice and said no magistrate could violate the court’s order.
  • The notice was later withdrawn, while the Supreme Court said the matter was serious and sought an explanation from the magistrate.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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