The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea concerning the disruption of essential services during protests and rallies, and directed that the petition be tagged with a pending petition seeking to stop the use of Jantar Mantar as a designated venues for protests in the national capital. During the hearing, Advocate V Elanchezhiyan, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that protests often result in the disruption of essential services and affect the movement of people. "There is no way of knowing who is a protester and who is not; this is an issue arising across the country," he submitted. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana however asked the petitioner how the reliefs sought can be granted. Case : AALOK MOHAN v. UNION OF INDIA | W.P.