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Chief Justice orders release of detained Supreme Court lawyers

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Chief Justice Surya Kant ordered the release of detained Supreme Court lawyers on October 10, 2026.
About 50-60 senior and women advocates were detained while protesting outside the Supreme Court.
The protest targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said authorities would release the lawyers soon after his intervention.

History

Historical Context

In 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi invoked Article 352, imposing a 21-month Emergency that suspended fundamental rights and led to the arrest of over 100,000 opponents, a crisis overseen by Chief Justice H.R. Khanna. The 1978 Forty-fourth Amendment later barred suspension of Articles 20 and 21. Echoing that legacy, Chief Justice Surya Kant ordered the October 2026 release of detained Supreme Court advocates protesting Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s voter-roll changes.

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Story summary

Chief Justice Surya Kant ordered the release of detained Supreme Court lawyers on October 10, 2026.
About 50-60 senior and women advocates were detained while protesting outside the Supreme Court.
The protest targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said authorities would release the lawyers soon after his intervention.

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