‘Cannot Permit Breach of Public Order’: Delhi Police Chief Tells Supreme Court on CJP Protest Crackdown

Delhi’s October: The protest that could not gather

By the morning of October 10, central Delhi had become a maze of barricades. People had come to protest the Election Commission, but finding one another had become a struggle in itself. At Connaught Place, I watched small groups check their phones, ask for directions and turn back when they met a barricade. Some tried […]

‘Cannot permit breach of public order’: Delhi Police chief tells Supreme Court on CJP protest crackdown

The affidavit is part of the responses filed by senior officers after the Supreme Court issued contempt notices over restrictions imposed around the protest.

Timely, lawful measures averted major public order situation in capital: Delhi Police to SC - The Tribune

Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar has told the Supreme Court that timely, proportionate and lawful measures taken by the police helped avert a major public order situation during the recent protests in the national capital.

In Supreme Court, Delhi Police defends refusing permission to CJP protest, cites lessons from July stir

Citing previous learnings, Delhi Police described the CJP’s July 20 ‘Chalo Sansad’ march over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak as unauthorised, unlawful and illegal. The police alleged that the protest involved an unlawful assembly and attacks on police personnel.

Delhi Protests: Press Freedom, Police Excesses and the Crisis of Democracy

Journalists detained, protesters assaulted by men in civilian clothes, and questions over police impartiality expose the urgent need to defend civil liberties and constitutional accountability. By Dr. M. Iqbal Siddiqui The events surrounding the protests in Delhi on 10 October 2026 have raised questions that go far beyond the handling of a demonstration. They concern […]