On 2026-10-09, the Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to ensure that there was no "complete prohibition" of metro and train services connecting Delhi.
Despite that order, authorities closed 57 metro stations and cancelled trains heading to Delhi.
On 2026-10-10, the Cockroach Janta Party, together with several student organisations, held protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The second petition challenges the preventive detention of opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists.
The first petition before the Supreme Court seeks contempt proceedings against government authorities for allegedly violating the court’s October 9 direction by shutting down the metro and halting train services.
The second petition challenges the preventive detention of opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists.
The Supreme Court will hold a special hearing to consider both petitions. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant is scheduled to hear the matters.