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Centre announces withdrawal of prohibitory orders of Delhi Police

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the prohibitory orders issued by the Delhi Police have been withdrawn. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, the Centre's second-highest law officer, made the statement before a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud when senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy mentioned a petition challenging the prohibitory orders for urgent listing.

"The commissioner has prohibited the gathering of five or more persons. This affects the city. Navratri season is going on, Dussehra is going on and Ramlila cannot happen. Devotees come from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh," Guruswamy said. To this, CJI Chandrachud said, "The Solicitor General says the order issued by the police commissioner has been withdrawn." SG Mehta said similar cases are listed for hearing before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on Thursday. This position was denied by Guruswamy, who sought a recording of the statement made by the law officer, CJI Chandrachud said that policing in the national capital is a central subject and the prohibitory order stands withdrawn. The PIL filed in the apex court has sought quashing of the order passed by the Commissioner of Police on September 30 under Section 163 of the Indian Civil Security Code, 2023, which is equivalent to the erstwhile Section 144 of the CrPC. The order will remain in force in New Delhi, North and Central districts as well as on all state borders of Delhi till October 5. The plea filed by the priest of the famous Kalkaji temple said that in view of the prohibitory order passed by the Delhi Police, the commencement of festivities across the city and the long-standing traditions observed by innumerable residents of Delhi are under threat without any constitutionally valid reason. It said, since the highly religiously significant period of Navratri is commencing from October 3, any gathering for celebration in the notified areas would be adversely affected. The petition, filed through advocate Pratik Chadha, said the impugned orders would have a negative impact on the rights of the petitioner as well as several other citizens who are celebrating Navratri in these areas under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India. The petition said, the petitioner is constrained to file the instant writ petition due to the totally illegal, perverse and unnecessary action of the respondent authorities while issuing the order, as it is not due to any immediate nuisance, apprehended danger or other public safety concerns as required under Section 163 of the BNSS. Under the Section 163 order, assembly of five or more unauthorised persons, carrying firearms, banners, placards, sticks etc., picketing or sit-in in public areas were prohibited.