India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the "most powerful force" available to society and law enforcement authorities to prevent violence during protests is to listen to young people and counsel them, cautioning that any "aggressive action in the name of the mighty State" could aggravate the situation and trigger further unrest.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made the observations while agreeing to hear a petition seeking action against the organisers of the July 20 "Sansad Chalo" march in the national capital, during which violence had broken out. The court directed that the plea be tagged with the batch of petitions already pending before it concerning ...