Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Delhi HC Hears PIL on Jantar Mantar Protest Surveillance
A former student leader, Aishe Ghosh, filed a petition in the Delhi High Court against the government and police, saying they are doing too much surveillance at a protest in Jantar Mantar.
The protest is about problems in exams like NEET.
The government says they are not spying but just keeping order.
The court will hear more about it the next day.
The protest has been going on since June, with an activist on a hunger strike.
The petitioner says the surveillance is too much and invades privacy, but the government says it's necessary for safety.
A PIL was filed against alleged intrusive surveillance at Jantar Mantar protest.
The government argues videography is for law and order, not snooping.
The petitioner claims surveillance violates privacy and is indiscriminate.
The court will hear more on the guidelines for regulating protests.
The protest is about exam irregularities and has been ongoing since June 20.
- Who
- Aishe Ghosh (petitioner), Solicitor General Tushar Mehta (government), Delhi High Court bench
- What
- Hearing on a PIL against alleged surveillance at Jantar Mantar protest
- When
- July 20, 2024
- Where
- Delhi High Court
- Why
- To address allegations of intrusive surveillance and the government's defense of law and order measures
- Date of Hearing
- July 20, 2024
- Petitioner
- Aishe Ghosh, former JNUSU president
- Respondents
- Centre and Delhi Police
- Protest Location
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Protest Duration
- Since June 20, 2024
- Key Activist
- Sonam Wangchuk
- Issue
- Alleged irregularities in examinations, including NEET
- Next Hearing
- July 21, 2024
