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  "id": 13443330,
  "title": "Supreme Court sets Sunday hearing of contempt plea against October 10 Delhi transit shutdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/supreme-court-sets-sunday-hearing-of-contempt-plea-against-october-10",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:10:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-sets-sunday-hearing-of-contempt-plea-against-october-10-delhi-transit-shutdown/article71568844.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court has scheduled a special hearing on Sunday, October 11, 2026, to address a contempt petition challenging the complete shutdown of public transport, rail, and Metro services in Delhi. The hearing will be conducted by a Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, and will involve a petition filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi. Tripathi argues that the shutdown violates a Supreme Court order from October 9, which emphasized the need to avoid causing hardship or suffering to ordinary commuters through a blanket ban. The petition asserts that the authorities' persistent refusal to issue transparent traffic and transit advisories has severely disrupted public life and amounts to a deliberate attempt to undermine the court's authority.",
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}