Archive · 4 Oct 2026
IYC Chief Challenges Delhi Police Denial of Jantar Mantar Protest
The Indian Youth Congress wanted to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar.
It asked the police for permission on September 25.
The police rejected the request on October 1, the proposed date of the protest.
The group says it was ready to follow rules about safety, traffic and public order.
Its president, Uday Bhanu Chib, has asked the Delhi High Court to review the refusal.
The petition says rules should help manage peaceful protests, not stop them without a careful reason.
The filing came a day after IYC workers protested against the Election Commission.
They called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged problems with voter rolls.
Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib has petitioned the Delhi High Court over police refusal to permit a demonstration at Jantar Mantar.
The petition challenges a Delhi Police order dated October 1 rejecting a request for a gathering of about 100–150 people.
The IYC says it applied on September 25 and agreed to follow lawful conditions on security, traffic, discipline and public order.
The petition argues that authorities must not use protest regulation to prohibit peaceful assemblies and says the decision lacked an individualised, proportionate assessment.
The petition follows an IYC protest against the Election Commission, where workers demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged electoral-roll irregularities.
- Who
- Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib filed the petition.
- What
- He is challenging Delhi Police’s refusal to permit a proposed peaceful demonstration.
- When
- The police order was dated October 1; the IYC had applied on September 25.
- Where
- The proposed demonstration was to be held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi; the petition was filed in the Delhi High Court.
- Why
- The IYC argues that the refusal lacked an individualised, proportionate assessment and that authorities cannot prohibit peaceful assemblies merely by regulating them.
IYC’s position
Police decision
Permission for the proposed gathering
IYC’s position
The IYC argues that the refusal was not based on an individualised and proportionate assessment and that peaceful assemblies should not be prohibited under the guise of regulation.
Police decision
Delhi Police rejected the permission request by an order dated October 1. The article does not state the police’s reasons for refusing it.
- Petitioner
- Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Indian Youth Congress
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Proposed venue
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Proposed gathering size
- Around 100–150 people
- Application date
- September 25
- Police order date
- October 1, the first proposed date of the programme
- Constitutional provisions cited
- Articles 14, 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b)
- IYC undertaking
- The group said it would comply with lawful conditions concerning security, traffic, discipline and public order.