The Supreme Court on Wednesday in its verdict on the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests observed that public places and roads cannot be occupied indefinitely by protesters, and authorities must ensure that such spaces are cleared. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said no person or group of persons can block public places to demonstrate or express dissent and protest should be at designated places. The top emphasised that the occupation of public places or roads by demonstrators, which leads to inconvenience to a large number of people and violate their rights, is not permissible under the law.

The bench added that the administration must keep public spaces free from all obstructions, and they should not wait for an order from the court. The top court observed that right to peaceful protest is a constitutional right and this should be respected, but it "does not mean that the people protesting should adopt means and modes of protest, which were used against during the struggle for independence against the colonial rulers".