NEW DELHI, July 27 -- Police excesses or a 'lathi charge' cannot be justified merely because there is an agitation, the Supreme Court said on Monday while observing that the right to peaceful protest is "absolutely guaranteed".
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant also said it will hear on Tuesday a batch of pleas alleging police excesses against students protesting over exam irregularities and the NEET paper leak during the just concluded agitation spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).
Besides, the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, agreed to take up a separate plea filed by a few family members of those police personnel who were attacked during the protest along with other listed petitions.
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