SC says no law to back name and shame posters in Lucknow

The Supreme Court Thursday told the Uttar Pradesh government that there is no law currently in place to back its action of naming and shaming the people accused of vandalism during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Lucknow.

A vacation bench of Justices U. U. Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Uttar Pradesh, that the matter at hand assumes great importance and highlighted the difference between individual and the state.

“Individual can do anything unless specifically prohibited by law. State can do anything only when permitted by law”, said the court.

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