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Supreme Court today is expected to hear the plea challenging notices sent to protestors for recovering losses caused to public and private property during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed NRC next week.

When the case came up for hearing today, the Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah was informed by the AAG for State of UP, Garima Prashad that Tribunals have been set up in the matter and developments have taken place to effectuate compensatory benefits.

"State has gone ahead in the matter and issued notifications, developments have taken place, Acts notified and tribunals have been constituted."
- AAG of Uttar Pradesh

The Bench listed the matter for 23, July and directed the State to file its counter stipulating the developments that have taken place.

In January 2020, bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice KM Joseph had sought State of Uttar Pradesh’s response in the plea filed by Advocate Parwaiz Arif Titu, which stated that the notices sent by the district administration of the state of Uttar Pradesh were sent based on guidelines given by the High Court of Allahabad in 2010 in a judgement titled as Mohammad Shujauddin vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh, which he has averred as being violative of the guidelines listed in In Re: Destruction of Public and Private Properties v. Govt. of Appellant.

Advocate Parwaiz Arif Titu sought stay on these notices claiming they have been sent to persons who have not been booked under any penal provisions and no details of FIR or any criminal offences have been made out against them.

Uttar Pradesh saw a turn of events in December 2019 after mobs resorted to vandalism and had gone on a rampage against the police officials taking the death toll in the state to16.

The rioters allegedly destructed several public properties while indulging in stone-pelting to attack police officials. 

Case Title: Parwaiz Arif Titu v. State of Uttar Pradesh

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