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A vacation bench of Justices U U Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh, that it is a matter of “great importance”.
The bench also asked Mehta whether the state government has the power to put such posters.
The apex court, however, said there is no doubt that action should be taken against the rioters and they should be punished.
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The hearing in the matter is underway.
The top court is hearing an appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the March 9 order of the Allahabad High Court directing the state adminstration to remove posters of those accused of vandalism during the anti-CAA protests.