New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of 13 FIRs registered in connection with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and other parts of the capital in July, while proposing to register one fresh FIR against 2,873 persons who were prima facie found to have "serious criminal antecedents". The application, filed by the Delhi Police on behalf of the Union government, stated that the police no longer wished to pursue the 13 cases registered in connection with the protests between July 20 and 25 and would not register any further FIRs for the same incidents. The Centre has invoked the Supreme Court's extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, seeking quashing of the 13 FIRs and permission to register a fresh, specific case limited to the 2,873 people. The application said the new FIR would be in conformity with the court's clarification on "criminal antecedents" in a previous order. The plea is likely to come up before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday. The move comes days before the proposed September 5 protest march announced by the CJP from India Gate to the Delhi Police headquarters, with withdrawal of FIRs against student protesters being one of the principal demands of the group. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the proposed march, leaving the question of law-and-order arrangements to the Centre and Delhi government while expressing confidence that all stakeholders would act peacefully and within the legal framework. P4...