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Supreme Court refuses to block Connaught Place march

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Supreme Court Rejects Block

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, plans a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Connaught Place.
Over 6,000 police and 220 CAPF companies were deployed in central Delhi.
NDTA warned the march would hurt sales and asked the Supreme Court to block it.
The Supreme Court refused to block the march.
Two CJP leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, received five-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar.

Summary

Delhi Traders Protest

Supreme Court warned it may award compensation under constitutional tort jurisdiction if traders’ livelihoods are unlawfully harmed.
Traders’ groups claim daily losses exceed INR250 crore from the planned Connaught Place protest.
Delhi Kirana Committee and Delhi Iron and Hardware Merchant Association filed a petition seeking relief.
Bench scheduled hearing for October 26 or 27 after the Supreme Court’s Dussehra vacation.
NDMC notice closed Central Park on October 16-17, citing administrative reasons and affecting nearby vendors.

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Jaising Calls Investigation

Supreme Court bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi flagged serious journalist harassment during Delhi protests.
Senior advocate Indira Jaising urged a national protocol and an all-women committee to investigate complaints.
Court ordered police to complete inquiry into assault on a woman journalist accused of casteist remarks.
Union Home Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar apologized for contempt notice over metro and traffic actions.

History

Historical Context

After independence India’s License Raj fostered chronic corruption, prompting the 2005 Right-to-Information Act and, in 2011, Anna Hazare’s hunger strike at Jantar Mantar that drew roughly 10,000 police and a Supreme Court order to speed corruption trials. That precedent now pressures the court as today’s Cockroach Janta Party march meets 6,000 officers and commercial loss claims.

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Supreme Court Rejects Block

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, plans a ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Connaught Place.
Over 6,000 police and 220 CAPF companies were deployed in central Delhi.
NDTA warned the march would hurt sales and asked the Supreme Court to block it.
The Supreme Court refused to block the march.
Two CJP leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, received five-day judicial custody for entering Jantar Mantar.

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