Delhi Protests Case Hearing in Supreme Court LIVE: Pleas alleging detention, assault

The court is hearing petitions alleging illegal detentions, assault on protesters and journalists, during the protests in New Delhi against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a batch of petitions alleging illegal detentions, assault on protesters and a contempt plea concerning restrictions on metro and train services, during the protests against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, over alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Election Commission. The court will also take up petitions alleging detention and assault on journalists during the course of the protests.

Previous Hearing: On the last date of hearing, the court had issued notice on all the petitions and directed preservation of CCTV footage. "...all the Law Enforcement Agencies are directed to preserve the CCTV footage or any other digital evidence/material collected by them," the court had said. On October 11, the court had directed the authorities to ensure that there are no illegal detentions, free and smooth movement of people is allowed, Metro and train services function normally, and internet services are not disrupted, subject to law and order conditions. A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had earlier held a special sitting to hear petitions challenging the restrictions put in place, allegedly in contempt of the court's directions to ensure there is "no complete prohibition on movement of Metro/ trains", and the detention of protesters including political leaders. Saying that there was a prima facie contempt case, the bench issued notices to the Centre, Delhi Police and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to file affidavits and submit compliance reports.