Supreme Court to hear all Delhi protest pleas on Oct 15, examines allegations of police excesses
The bench will also consider claims of illegal detentions, assaults on lawyers and journalists, and a separate challenge to voter-roll revision rules.
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Supreme Court is set to hear petitions alleging illegal detentions and transport disruptions during the October 10 Cockroach Janta Party protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar defended the restrictions as 'preventive measures' based on past experience with the CJP's July 20 protest, which he described as violent and resulting in injuries to around 240 personnel.
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation reported that more than 85 per cent of its network remained fully operational on October 10, while Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan defended the one-day cellular internet suspension as a 'proportionate measure.'
- Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan tendered an 'unconditional and unqualified' apology to the Supreme Court regarding contempt notices, requesting modification of the October 11 order to permit future internet shutdowns under statutory safeguards.
- Beyond the immediate protest issues, the Supreme Court is also examining challenges to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, while CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has called for an October 16 gathering at Connaught Place.
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Supreme Court: Home Secretary Govind Mohan Offers Unconditional Apology Over Contempt Notice
<p>Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has reportedly tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court in response to a contempt notice concerning restrictions imposed in Delhi. In his reply, Mohan stated that any violation of the court’s October 9 order was neither deliberate nor intentional. According to the report, the Home Secretary explained that the restrictions imposed by the central government on October 9 were intended to maintain p…
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LatestlyUnion Home Secretary tenders unconditional apology to SC over alleged non-compliance with order on Delhi restrictions
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the Supreme Court in response to a contempt notice, submitting that there was no wilful or deliberate non-compliance with the court's October 9 order on restrictions imposed in Delhi.
On October 10, 2026, during a demonstration by the Cockroach Janata Party, the entry and exit gates of 45 Delhi Metro stations were closed. The DMRC has now apologized in the Supreme Court for this and clarified that the metro was not completely shut down. The DMRC told the court that 271 trains ran and 258 stations were open during that time.
No metro trains cancelled or curtailed during protest: DMRC tells SC 85% of network remained fully operational
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had closed the entry and exit gates of 45 metro stations on October 10 due to CJP's anti-CEC protest. The stations were opened after a 25-hour closure.
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