‘No law bars eating chicken over Ganga’: SC judge slams arrest of Muslim students over biryani on boat ride
Debate and dissent are the essence of democracy. But it is the restrictive conditions which are imposed while granting bail that are causing the greatest concern. By such restrictive orders, are the courts indirectly telling the citizens or discouraging the citizens not to express their dissent?” he said.Referring to the Supreme Court’s 2024 judgment against punitive “bulldozer justice”, Justice Bhuyan said the ruling was welcome but had come “two years too late”.
- ▪Debate and dissent are the essence of democracy.
- ▪But it is the restrictive conditions which are imposed while granting bail that are causing the greatest concern.
- ▪By such restrictive orders, are the courts indirectly telling the citizens or discouraging the citizens not to express their dissent?” he said.Referring to the Supreme Court’s 2024 judgment against punitive “bulldozer justice”, Justice Bhuy
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HomeNext‘No law bars eating chicken over Ganga’: SC judge slams arrest of Muslim students over biryani on boat rideJustice Ujjal Bhuyan also said that peaceful protest is central to a democracy, but ordinary acts of dissent are increasingly being treated as criminal conduct.Updated on: Jul 26, 2026, 15:00:41 ISTBy HT News DeskPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Supreme Court justice Ujjal Bhuyan has said that there is no law barring anyone from eating chicken over the Ganga, criticising the arrest of Muslim students over the consumption of chicken biryani in iftar while on a boat ride in the river in Uttar Pradesh a few months ago.Justice Bhuyan pointed out that the people voicing concern over the environment are treated as criminals, and students spend over a month in jail for campus…
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