The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant an urgent hearing to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking preventive action against the proposed protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), scheduled to take place at Jantar Mantar on June 6.
The petition, filed by the Save India Foundation, requested the court to direct the Union Government, Delhi Police, and other authorities to take preventive and regulatory measures to maintain public order and ensure that critical infrastructure and essential services remain unaffected during the protest.
The matter was mentioned before a vacation bench comprising Justices Saurabh Banerjee and Amit Sharma. However, the bench refused to list the plea for urgent hearing, effectively declining immediate judicial intervention ahead of the planned demonstration.
According to the petition, the proposed gathering could potentially create law and order concerns and disrupt public peace. The petitioner also sought directions for crowd-control measures at key locations, including Delhi airport, metro stations, and major entry points into the national capital. Additionally, the plea requested that the protest be shifted to an alternative venue to minimize inconvenience to the public.
The Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led satirical movement founded by Abhijeet Dipke, has gained significant attention on social media in recent weeks. The movement emerged following controversial remarks made during Supreme Court proceedings regarding unemployed youth and has since evolved into a larger campaign focusing on issues such as unemployment, educational accountability, and governance.
The group’s June 6 protest is expected to focus on alleged irregularities in national examinations, including controversies surrounding NEET and CBSE examinations. The organization has also been demanding accountability from education authorities and has called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke is set to return to India to participate in the demonstration, describing it as a peaceful and constitutional movement. The protest is expected to draw supporters from various parts of the country.
The Delhi High Court’s refusal to urgently hear the PIL means that, for now, the planned protest remains on schedule, subject to the usual permissions and security arrangements put in place by authorities.
