UP Fined Anti-Citizenship Law Protesters, It Now Gets A Refund Order
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Supreme Court, however, allowed the state government to initiate fresh notices under The Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Bill, 2020.
The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to refund fines for damage to property during the 2019 protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The court, however, allowed the state government to initiate fresh action and notices under The Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Bill, 2020. Under the law, protesters found guilty of damaging government and private property may face jail term or a fine up to Rs 1 lakh.
Earlier, the state government informed the bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant that it had withdrawn recovery notices issued to 274 people in 2019 and also withdrawn legal proceedings against them.
