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

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.

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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.