Supreme Court-appointed panel launches portal to receive complaints of violence during CJP protest in July

A high-powered inquiry committee appointed by the Supreme Court is inviting complaints and representations through an online portal from people affected by violence at Jantar Mantar and places outside Delhi in July 2026, the Union home ministry said on Saturday.

The portal has been launched for the convenience of affected people, including police personnel. Priority will be given to matters involving the use of pellet guns on protesters, targeted violence and harassment of female protesters, and excessive violence and destruction of property by either side, the MHA said in a statement.

The ministry said the portal is designed to protect vulnerable witnesses and allows affected people to keep their identities confidential if they wish. It urged stakeholders to submit complaints and representations through the portal in the prescribed formats. Anyone wishing to provide information or suggestions on issues referred to the committee under the Supreme Court’s orders dated August 18 and September 10, 2026, can also use the portal.

The portal can be accessed at http://hpec.nic.in.

Complaints, representations and other material can also be submitted in person at the committee’s office at Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, New Delhi, between 2 pm and 4 pm on working days, or sent by post to the same address or by email to hpec2026.enquiry@nic.in.

Besides Justice Reddy, the Supreme Court-appointed five-member panel comprises former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha, former Delhi High Court judge Justice Shalinder Kaur, former CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla and retired Meghalaya DGP L R Bishnoi.

The Supreme Court ordered the constitution of the committee while hearing a batch of pleas alleging police excesses against student protesters during the agitation spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), alongside allegations of violence against police personnel.

The CJP-led march to Parliament on July 20 in Delhi saw clashes between protesters and security personnel, who used lathis and tear gas shells to disperse crowds attempting to move towards Parliament.

The student-led protests, which spread to several cities, centered on demands for the resignation of then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The agitation began at Jantar Mantar on June 20 and ended on July 25 after Pradhan resigned and the government accepted the CJP’s other demands.