The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea concerning the disruption of essential services during protests and rallies, and directed that the petition be tagged with a pending petition seeking to stop the use of Jantar Mantar as a designated venues for protests in the national capital.

During the hearing, Advocate V Elanchezhiyan, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that protests often result in the disruption of essential services and affect the movement of people. "There is no way of knowing who is a protester and who is not; this is an issue arising across the country," he submitted.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana however asked the petitioner how the reliefs sought can be granted.

“But tell us, how can we issue a direction of this nature?” the CJI asked. The bench nevertheless agreed to hear the matter.

The writ petition was filed on July 29, seemingly in the backdrop of the student protests which emerged in different parts of the country over issues related to exam paper leaks.

Case : AALOK MOHAN v. UNION OF INDIA | W.P.(C) No. 959/2026