Union Home Secretary Tenders Unconditional Apology To Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Delhi Internet Shutdown During October 10 Protest
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the Supreme Court in a contempt case over alleged violation of the apex court's direction to ensure no “complete prohibition” on Metro and train services in Delhi in the wake of the October 10 protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party. In an affidavit filed in the top court, Mohan said a…
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan tendered an "unconditional and unqualified apology" to the Supreme Court over the contempt proceedings related to the disruption of transit networks during the October 10 protest by the Cockroach Janta Party. Mohan's response affidavit noted that authorities had not followed the Supreme Court's directive against imposing a "complete prohibition" on Delhi Metro and train services.
The home secretary also confirmed that Delhi Police had requested the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in the capital until 10 PM on October 10, which was deemed a proportionate measure to prevent disturbance of public order. Mohan clarified that the suspension applied solely to cellular internet services, not non-cellular internet services or Wi-Fi/broadband.
The home secretary asserted that such a limited, geographical suspension of internet services is a recognized measure to maintain public order under appropriate circumstances. The Supreme Court's bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is set to hear the case on Thursday.
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