The Union Home Ministry has clarified that the ‘unconditional apology’ mentioned in the Supreme Court affidavit filed by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan over the October 10 protest curbs in Delhi is part of the standard procedure followed in contempt cases, dismissing media reports suggesting that he had tendered an apology to the court.

In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry said some media organisations were reporting that the Home Secretary had tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court in response to a contempt notice concerning restrictions imposed in Delhi during the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest on October 10.