Supreme Court Notice On SIR, Opposition Protest Row & Delhi Police Crackdown

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard multiple petitions regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and recent Delhi demonstrations. The bench issued notices to the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over opposition petitions alleging voter deletions. The court raised questions over opposition leaders marching to court premises, observing that nobody can browbeat the judiciary. It also issued notices to the Centre and Delhi Police regarding alleged police excesses and the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site, while Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan submitted an unconditional apology over a transport contempt case.