Politics · India · 6 hrs ago
Delhi High Court to hear challenge to Jantar Mantar protest closure
The Delhi High Court will hear a challenge to the closure of Jantar Mantar, a protest site in New Delhi, on October 13.
The court declined to hear the challenge on October 12 because the Supreme Court is also considering the issue.
The petition argues that authorities have not designated another place for peaceful protests.
The court will also hear a separate petition alleging that outsiders entered a protest over the weekend and harassed protesters.
Hundreds had protested on October 10 and 11 after the Cockroach Janta Party called for action over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
The case concerns where people can hold lawful protests and whether protesters were harassed.
The High Court has set both hearings for October 13.
The Delhi High Court declined on October 12 to hear a plea challenging the closure of Jantar Mantar for peace protests.
The court posted the plea for October 13, noting that the Supreme Court was also considering the matter.
It also agreed to hear a petition alleging that outsiders entered a weekend protest and harassed protesters.
A lawyer argued that peaceful protests were being curtailed and no alternative protest site had been designated.
The Cockroach Janta Party called the October 10 and 11 protest over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court is hearing petitions concerning Jantar Mantar; one was brought by a lawyer challenging the closure.
- What
- The court postponed a hearing on the closure challenge and scheduled it for October 13. It also agreed to hear a petition alleging protesters were harassed by outsiders.
- When
- The court made the decision on October 12, 2026, and scheduled the hearings for October 13.
- Where
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and the Delhi High Court.
- Why
- A plea challenged the closure of Jantar Mantar for peace protests, while another petition alleged outsiders had harassed protesters.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tomorrow. The Supreme Court is equally seized of the matter. Not only that, but the Supreme Court has called on the Union to file their affidavits also. Once the Supreme Court is seized of it, we have to see - to what extent we can look at it again. That’s why let us have it tomorrow
There is no other place which has been earmarked by the executive to actually carry out a protest in accordance with law.
Peaceful protests are being quelled today. This is absolutely going to be a black day. We have faced this in 1975.
The Cockroach Janta Party called a protest over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
The Delhi High Court declined to hear the closure challenge that day and posted it for October 13.
The court scheduled hearings on the closure challenge and the petition alleging outsiders harassed protesters.
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Protest site
- Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
- Hearing date
- October 13, 2026
- Protest dates
- October 10 and 11, 2026
- Calling group
- Cockroach Janta Party
- Alleged issue
- Irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Sources
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