The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging the decision to remove Delhi’s Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest sites. During the proceedings, a lawyer opposing the decision argued that the denotification had followed a Supreme Court order. However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta clarified that the decision was not taken in compliance with any court directive. He told the court that a committee had already been examining the matter and that the decision was taken after due consideration. The court said it was issuing notice on the petition and aske...