‘Everyone Has Right To Protest, But Don’t Disrupt Public Life’: CJI Surya Kant

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• ‘Everyone Has Right To Protest, But Don’t Disrupt Public Life’: Surya Kant Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 16:45 IST The organisation had challenged a Bombay High Court order that dismissed its plea seeking a direction to the Centre regarding the Maharashtra govt’s proposal to rename the airport.
• The court also remarked that governments may ultimately take a decision through democratic processes.
• The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to the Centre Centre to take a time-bound decision on the Maharashtra government’s proposal regarding the renaming of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, with Chief Justice Surya Kant observing that while citizens have the right to protest peacefully, they cannot create law and order problems.
• While responding to a claim that criminal cases are being slapped against young individuals protesting with regard to naming of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, Kant said that everyone has...