Delhi protests against CEC: What the law says about preventive detention

The Supreme Court directed the Union government and the Delhi Police to stop illegal detentions and allow free and smooth movement of people and traffic, as well as the operations of Metro and rail services, but “subject to law and public order”The story so far: Several activists and students were among the over 5,000 protestors detained by the Delhi Police, as they tried to reach Jantar Mantar for the protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a rollback of the SIR.