Supreme Court sets Sunday hearing of contempt plea against October 10 Delhi transit shutdown

A closed view of Jahangir Puri Metro Station in New Delhi on October 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Supreme Court has fixed a special hearing on Sunday (October 11, 2026) of a contempt petition challenging the blanket shutdown of public transport, rail and Metro service designed to deter protestors converging in the national capital to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Metro stations remained shut almost across the national capital, major roads were heavily barricaded with a heavy presence of security personnel, and trains to Delhi were cancelled on October 10 amidst thousands of detentions.

The petition will be heard by a Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana. The sitting of the Bench on a Sunday was published in the Supreme Court Cause List released on the evening of October 10.

In his petition shown to be filed only on October 10 morning, 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.