The Supreme Court docket on Wednesday allowed the petitioners, who filed a petition in search of safety for the the relations of 27-year outdated Tarun Butolia, who died in a violent conflict throughout Holi celebrations at Uttam Nagar, Delhi, to make a illustration to the Delhi Police Commissioner.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi handed the order in a writ petition filed by Hari Shankar Jain, Ashish Kumar Dwivedi, Harinandan Singh and Yogesh Kumar.
Declining a CBI investigation, the Court docket said,
“The petitioners have sought sure instructions with respect to an unlucky incident of March 4, 2026 leading to premature demise of a 27-year-old younger particular person moreover a number of accidents to [others]. We discover that among the instructions sought are basically administrative points re security and safety of people from the sufferer’s household. This side could be effectively examined by the Delhi police, for which we grant liberty to the petitioners to submit a complete illustration to the Commissioner of Police.”
It additional gave liberty to the petitioners to method the Excessive Court docket if the grievances are usually not successfully addressed by the Delhi police.
“There isn’t a gainsaying that the police authorities will consider the menace notion and can take remedial measures as could also be required. If the petitioners’ grievances are nonetheless not successfully addressed, liberty is granted to method the Excessive Court docket.”
In the course of the listening to, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, for the petitioners, submitted, “Due to a water balloon, a brutal incident of lynching has occurred. A boy has misplaced his life. In Tehseen Poonawalla, this courtroom has mentioned there ought to be remedial measures as far as the household is anxious…”.
Listening to him, the CJI expressed problem in ordering a CBI probe. “Every single day CBI folks come and lift their palms…their palms are full”.
At this level, Jain mentioned that the petitioners weren’t urgent a CBI probe, however fairly in search of remedial measures for the sufferer’s household. When the counsel referred to a Delhi Excessive Court docket judgment, the CJI refused to enterprise into the side, because the judgment was not in problem earlier than the Court docket.
“Please go to Delhi Excessive Court docket. Investigation is occurring. Delhi police is a reasonably skilled police. Do not demoralize the complete forces like this”, CJI Kant mentioned. It was added that grievances can first be raised earlier than the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, and if not resolved, then earlier than the Delhi Excessive Court docket.
In accordance with the Delhi police, Tarun died following a conflict between neighbouring households of Hindu and Muslim communities over a dispute relating to the throwing of a water balloon on the day of Holi.
Case Title: HARI SHANKAR JAIN AND ORS. Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS., W.P.(C) No. 336/2026
