New Delhi, July 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday referred to the Chief Justice-led Division Bench a writ petition filed by the Save India Foundation seeking directions to the Delhi Police to initiate criminal action against persons allegedly involved in arson, damage to public property and attacks on police personnel during the July 20 "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) protest.

The petition, which came up before Justice Prateek Jalan, seeks directions for ensuring the "safety and security of the citizens of Delhi from the violent protests being held under the garb of protest at Jantar Mantar".

At the outset, Justice Jalan questioned the maintainability of the petition as an individual writ.

"Is this a PIL? Why not? You should file it a...