In Brief
A public-spirited advocate filed this petition seeking enforcement of guidelines from an earlier Supreme Court judgment addressing destruction of public property during agitations. He cited personal hardship from a 2012 strike that delayed his return home post-surgery, and highlighted the lack of legal remedies for such victims. The Court found the 2009 guidelines had not yet been implemented through legislation despite eight years passing. It disposed of the petition while expressing strong expectations that the Union of India would urgently enact the proposed Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act amendments to establish speedy mechanisms for prosecution, administrative accountability, and victim compensation."
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