SC to hear pleas linked to Delhi protests on October 15, Centre gets more time to respond

The Supreme Court will hear all petitions linked to the protests in Delhi on Thursday October 15 The court has also granted the Centre an extension until Thursday to file its response to two pleas concerning restrictions during the demonstrations and alleged police detentions reported the ANIThe petitions include a contempt plea seeking action against authorities for allegedly disobeying the Supreme Courts October 8 order as well as another plea challenging alleged detentions by the policeSeveral pleas were mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana as per the PTIldquoWe will list all these matters Make sure that the defects are curedrdquo CJI told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who mentioned the matter before the bench the PTI reportedThe Centre sought additional time to respond to the two petitions and the Supreme Court agreed to extend the deadline until ThursdayThe pleas raise concerns over the implementation of the courts earlier directions and the action taken by authorities during the ongoing protests in the national capital according to the ANIContempt plea over protest restrictionsOne of the petitions seeks contempt action against authorities for allegedly violating the Supreme Courts October 8 order The order reportedly eased a blanket set of restrictions affecting Delhi Metro and railway services along with certain civic services amid the protestsThe petition alleges that the authorities failed to comply with the courts directions The allegations are yet to be adjudicatedThe Supreme Court has confirmed that it will take up all petitions linked to Delhi protests on Thursday October 15 The Supreme Court also agreed to the Centrersquos request to grant an extension till Thursday to file its response on the two pleas mdash one seeking contempt action against authorities for alleged disobedience of SCrsquos October 8 order which virtually lifted lsquoa complete banrsquo in Delhi metros railway services and other restrictions to certain civic services during the ongoing protests in the National Capital and the other filed against alleged detentions made by the policemdash ANI ANI October 13 2026Plea challenges alleged police detentionsThe second petition concerns alleged detentions by the police during the protests The matter comes amid demonstrations in Delhi over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls and demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh KumarOn October 11 the Supreme Court said people gathering peacefully should not be illegally detained It also asked the Centre to ensure that Delhi Metro services continued to operate normally and that internet services were not disrupted subject to lawandorder requirementsThe latest pleas seek the courts intervention in matters arising from the protests and the alleged violation of its directionsProtests over SIR and demand for CECs resignationDelhi has witnessed several protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rollsProtesters have raised concerns over the electoral roll revision process and sought action against the CEC The matter has also led to legal challenges concerning the handling of demonstrations in the national capitalwith ANI and PTI inputs