Anti-CEC protest: Contempt plea filed in Supreme Court on continued transit shutdown in Delhi
A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against top Delhi officials regarding a blanket transit shutdown during ongoing protests. The petitioner argues that the shutdown violates previous court orders aimed at preventing undue hardship to commuters.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing tension between public protest management and the judicial mandate to protect the movement of citizens.
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 .
Mr. Tripathi is the lead petitioner who moved the Supreme Court on the police action against youth protestors on July 20 during the NEET-UG paper leak protests.
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