Anti-CEC protest: Contempt plea filed in Supreme Court on continued transit shutdown in Delhi

By The Hindu Staff

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Anti-CEC protest: Contempt plea filed in Supreme Court on continued transit shutdown in Delhi — Photo credit: The Hindu

A view of Jahangir Puri Metro Station, as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced that entry and exit gates at 57 stations would remain closed from 9 p.m. on October 9, 2026, until further notice, citing security reasons. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

A Supreme Court advocate on Saturday (October 9, 2026) filed a contempt petition in the apex court on the continued “blanket shutdown across transit corridors” to and within the national capital.

Follow the updates of the Anti-CEC protests in Delhi on October 10, 2026.

Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi said the shutdown was in clear violation of the October 9 order of the Supreme Court, which had emphasised that the authorities must not cause any hardship or suffering to ordinary commuters through a blanket ban and impose restrictions in a suitable and regulated manner only ahead of and during the October 10 protests for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 10, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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