A Supreme Court advocate on Saturday (October 9, 2026) filed a contempt petition in the apex court on the continued “blanket shutdown across transit corridors” to and within the national capital.

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Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi said the shutdown was in clear violation of the October 9 order of the Supreme Court, which had emphasised that the authorities must not cause any hardship or suffering to ordinary commuters through a blanket ban and impose restrictions in a suitable and regulated manner only ahead of and during the October 10 protests for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Mr. Tripathi is the lead petitioner who moved the Supreme Court on the police action against youth protestors on July 20 during the NEET-UG paper leak protests.

He has sought a judicial order to initiate contempt proceedings against Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, IAS; Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, IPS and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chairperson D. Thara, IAS, for alleged willful non-compliance with the court’s directions.

“Notwithstanding the solemn judicial mandate and the assurance recorded before the Bench of the Chief Justice of India, the contemnors have consciously maintained a blanket shutdown across transit corridors, persisted with unwarranted train cancellations, and failed to issue or publicise transparent traffic and transit advisories,” the petition said.

It said the “deliberate recalcitrance” has severely crippled public life across the National Capital Territory, stranding essential travelers, and amounts to an intentional attempt to bypass and undermine the authority and majesty of the court.

“The Supreme Court had recorded the commitment of the Solicitor General of India and categorically held that there shall be no outright prohibition on the movement of Metro trains or essential railway transit; Transport authorities were mandated to switch from blanket ‘prohibition’ to proportionate ‘regulation’ so as to avoid any harassment or inconvenience to the citizens; Any such regulatory framework and traffic advisory was required to be widely published across print and digital media immediately,” the petition said.

In its October 9 order, the apex court had sought compliance reports from the authorities within four days.

Certain Mail and Express trains scheduled to arrive at New Delhi and Nizamuddin Railway stations in the national capital between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday (October 10, 2026) have been cancelled “in view of anticipated severe road traffic congestion” in the areas, the Ministry of Railways said.

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The letter sent to all Zonal Railways comes a day ahead of the planned protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party-led (CJP) in New Delhi demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.

“All Mail/Express trains starting at source after 14:00 hours today, i.e. 9th Oct, 2026, which are reaching New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station on 10th Oct, 2026 from 04:00 hours to 14:00 hours be cancelled at source,” the letter reads.

The trains arriving from other States at Anand Vihar and Old Delhi will function as usual.

Rajdhani Express services from Howrah and Sealdah to New Delhi have also been cancelled, Eastern Railways announced.

Two Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express trains departing from Mumbai have been rescheduled, and an express service cancelled by the Western Railway. Here are the details of the cancelled/rescheduled on October 9-10.

Cancelled trains

1. Train No. 22181 – Jabalpur to Hazrat Nizamuddin
2. Train No. 12189 – Jabalpur to Hazrat Nizamuddin
3. Train No. 12121 – Jabalpur to Hazrat Nizamuddin
4. Train No. 12301 – Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express
5. Train No. 12313 – Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express
6. Train No. 12247 – Bandra Terminus-Nizamuddin Yuva Express
7. Train No. 20155 – Dr Ambedkar Nagar-New Delhi Express
8. Train No. 09309 – Indore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express
9. Train No. 12415 – Indore-New Delhi Express
10. Train No. 12957 – Sabarmati-New Delhi Express
11. Train No. 20155 – Dadar to New Delhi
12. Train No. 12446 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi
13. Train No. 04082 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi
14. Train No. 22462 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi
15. Train No. 12426 – Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express
16. Train No. 20801 – Islampur-New Delhi Magadh Express
17. Train No. 12309 – Rajendra Nagar Terminal-New Delhi Tejas Raj Express
18. Train No. 12393 – Rajendra Nagar Terminal-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express
19. Train No. 22361 – Rajendra Nagar Terminal-New Delhi Amrit Bharat
20. Train No. 12033 – Kanpur Central-New Delhi Statabdi Express
21. Train No. 12417 – Prayagraj Junction-New Delhi Prayagraj Express
22. Train No. 12275 – Prayagraj Junction-New Delhi Humsafar Express
23. Train No. 12415 – Kanpur Central-New Delhi Shamshakti Express
24. Train No. 12447 – Manikpur Junction-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express
25. Train No. 14211 – Agra Cant. Junction-New Delhi Intercity
26. Train No. 12559 – Banaras to New Delhi
27. Train No. 12581 – Banaras to New Delhi
28. Train No. 82501 – Lucknow Junction to New Delhi
29. Train No. 15303 – Kasganj to New Delhi
30. Train No. 15303 – Lucknow Junction to New Delhi
31. Train No. 15308 – Sirsa to Tilak Bridge
32. Train No. 12964 – Udaipur City to Hazrat Nizamuddin
33. Train No. 12963 – Hazrat Nizamuddin to Udaipur City
34. Train No. 14727 – Tilak Bridge to Bhiwani Junction
35. Train No. 14737 – Bhiwani Junction to Tilak Bridge
36. Train No. 14728 – Tilak Bridge to Shri Ganganagar

Rescheduled trains

1. Train No. 12951 – MMCT–NDLS Tejas Rajdhani Express rescheduled to October 9 at 10 p.m.
2. Train No. 12953 – MMCT–NZM A K Tejas Rajdhani Express rescheduled to October 9 at 10 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police on Friday (October 9, 2026) denied permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar, a designated site for peaceful demonstrations, stating that conditions part of the undertaking during a past protest were not met.

The police have also requested the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to shut 57 metro stations from 9 p.m. on Friday (October 9, 2026) till Saturday (October 10, 2026), citing the likelihood of “unruly mob movement towards sensitive locations.”

In a letter on Thursday (October 8, 2026), Joint Commissioner of Police (Transport Range) Rajneesh Gupta said the frequency of metro trains passing through the stations may also be reduced on October 10, depending on the situation.

With PTI inputs