On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the implementation of the National Security Act in the national capital and some states. Under this law, the police have the right to detain a person for 12 months without trial.
According to the media report, a bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Indira Banerjee heard the petition filed by advocate ML Sharma. The Supreme Court, while ordering ML Sharma to withdraw the petition, said that we cannot interfere in the notification under the NSA giving the Delhi Police Commissioner the right to detain people. The court said that a general order cannot be given in this regard. Hearing can be done only if there is any special incident of misuse of the law. The Supreme Court refused to interfere in the notification giving the Delhi Police Commissioner the right to detain people under the NSA. The court said that a general order cannot be given in this regard. Hearing can be done only if there is any special incident of misuse of the law.
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Regarding the matter, the petition said that the NSA has been implemented to crush the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register, and the National Civil Register and pressurize the protesters. Along with this, the petition has demanded a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for every person detained under the law. The rights were extended for three months from 19 January.
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