Protest Against CEC: Supreme Court Seeks Government's Reason For Imposing Prohibitory Orders in Delhi

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday, October 15, issued notice seeking reasons for the October 10 prohibitory order in Delhi following the call for demonstration by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

The order had been challenged by a series of petitions challenging the mass detention or protesters, activists, leaders and journalists. The petitions also challenged the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

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Delhi police commissioner Anurag Kumar submitted to the top court that the prohibitory order on October 10 was a preventive measure based on intelligence inputs, ever-changing ground situation, and to prevent the disturbance of public order.

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