SC asks Centre if Jantar Mantar was de-notified as protest venue after its October 9 order

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Central government's response on a petition challenging the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue and asked whether the decision was taken in the wake of its October 9 order. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, while seeking the Centre's response on the petition which also seeks restoration of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, asked whether the de-notification was prompted by "some oral observations of the Court, or was there an application of mind with regard to…