The court also dismissed another petition seeking direction to the media not to declare farmers as ‘terrorists’ without any evidence.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain pleas for time-bound probe by an apex court-appointed panel, saying it doesn't want to "interfere at this stage" and referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that law will take its own course on the Republic Day violence here.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian allowed the petitioners to file a representation before the government.
"We are sure that the government is inquiring into it. We read a statement by the Prime Minister that the law is taking its own course. We don't want to interfere in this case. You make a representation before the government," said CJI Bobde.
The court also dismissed another petition seeking direction to the media not to declare farmers as ‘terrorists’ without any evidence.
In their petition, advocates Vishal Thakre and Abhay Singh Yadav, both practising in Delhi, sought probe by the CBI, Special Investigation Team (SIT) or a judicial commission into the January 26 violence in Delhi. They also urged the top court to call for records of the Union and Delhi governments on “action or steps taken by them over the violence” and ask the inquiry commission to submit its report in a time-bound manner and take action on it.
Last month, the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the contentious farm laws till further orders and constituted a four-member committee to make recommendations to resolve the impasse.
On Jan 26, breaking away from the designated route for the tractor rally, hundreds of protestors wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, felled barriers at the borders, clashed with police and entered the city from various points to lay siege to the Red Fort and climb the flagpole. The farmers are demanding the repeal of the three farm laws.
