Two petitions now contest the same police order: after Advocate Swaty Singh in the Supreme Court, Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib has taken the Jantar Mantar De-Notification to the Delhi High Court.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, October 13, that its decision to de-notify Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site rested on an order of the Supreme Court dated October 9. Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib has answered by filing an application, in his earlier pending plea against the police protest norms, to challenge the Delhi Police order of October 11 [Uday Bhanu Chib v. Delhi Police].
Neither the listing date nor the Bench that will take up the new application is stated in the information available.
The order and its three venues
The October 11 order was issued after a committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs looked at alternate venues for citizens’ protests and made its recommendations. The order records:
Based on the Committee’s recommendations, Jantar Mantar as a protest venue has been de-notified.
In its place, the order names three venues: Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi.
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A plea already pending
Mr Chib’s earlier plea, which challenges provisions of the Delhi Police standing order on protests, is pending before the High Court, and notice in it was issued on October 13.
The Youth Congress had first come to the Court earlier this month, after permission to protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was denied.
The fresh application asks that the October 11 de-notification be brought within that same challenge.
Separately, Advocate Swaty Singh has filed a plea against the de-notification in the Supreme Court.
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What is not yet known
The Delhi Police rely on a Supreme Court order and a committee’s recommendations; the Youth Congress president has chosen to contest the result before the High Court. The grounds of the application and the police’s detailed reply are not yet available, and the Court has expressed no view on either side’s position. How the matter is decided will bear on where, and under what conditions, protests in the capital can be held.
Case Title: Uday Bhanu Chib v. Delhi Police (title and case number to be verified)
Bench: not stated, Delhi High Court
Date: October 14, 2026 (application filed); police stand placed before the Court on October 13, 2026
Appearances: not stated