Delhi Protest Supreme Court Hearing: The Supreme Court will hear the petitions challenging the steps taken by the administration to stop the protests in Delhi tomorrow i.e. on 11 October 2026. The bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana will hear this case. It has been alleged in the petitions that despite the court order, metro stations and road transport were disrupted. The issue of detention of some lawyers can also be raised during the hearing. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday, alleging violation of the court’s order not to completely shut down Delhi Metro and Indian Railways train services on October 10 in view of the CPI(M) protests. It has also been requested to initiate contempt action against the officers. Hearing tomorrow on the steps taken to stop the protests: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Chairman D. Tara have been made respondents in the petition filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi. The petition filed by advocate Chand Qureshi says, this flagrant violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens and complete ignoring of the order of this court is a deliberate attempt by Delhi Metro, Delhi Police and the Central Government. This should be dealt with strictly. The petition cites the Supreme Court’s October 9 order, which was issued during the hearing of another petition challenging the closure of 57 Delhi Metro stations and cancellation of Delhi-bound trains in view of the protests. The petition states that despite the Supreme Court’s order of October 9, the authorities have kept the metro stations in Delhi closed. It has been said that these restrictions have disrupted normal life and caused problems to people. Questions raised on closure of trains and metro stations Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and some student organizations have called for a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission. Hearing the case on Friday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana directed the Central government not to completely shut down metro and train services in Delhi on October 10 due to the protests. The bench said that everything cannot be stopped. The Supreme Court said that law enforcement agencies have the right to take steps to stop uncontrolled movement, but citizens should not be unnecessarily harassed. More than 7,000 people were detained On the other hand, more than 7,000 people were detained during the nationwide protests against SIR on Saturday. According to news agency PTI, now an FIR can be registered against these people for attacking police officers. Earlier, many people involved in the July protests reached Delhi on Saturday with digital posters, political artefacts and security measures to support those involved in the new movement of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). They hoped to be able to join the protests amid heavy security and mass detentions.
