The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a batch of pleas related to the ongoing protests in the national capital to October 15.
The top court also directed the Union government to provide its response to petition challenging the closure of metro stations and train services.
Earlier, the court had assured petitioners that their matters would be listed for hearing after several pleas were mentioned for urgent listing before a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
"We will list all these matters. Make sure that the defects are cured," the CJI told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who mentioned the matter.
Sankaranarayanan told the bench that he was seeking an urgent hearing on a contempt plea filed by a journalist alleging a violation of the Supreme Court's October 11 order.
On October 11, the top court had said people gathering peacefully should not be illegally detained. It had also asked the Centre to ensure that Delhi Metro services functioned normally and that internet services were not disrupted, subject to law-and-order conditions.
Delhi has witnessed several protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
(With inputs from PTI)
