At a special Sunday hearing, the Supreme Court issued contempt notices to the Union Home Secretary, the Delhi Police Commissioner and the DMRC chief over the shutdown of metro and train services. The three CJP leaders were released on a ₹50,000 bond and a one-year peace condition.

More than 7,000 people were detained in Delhi on the day of the Cockroach Janta Party protest. By night all had been let go except CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. Our table tracks how the count grew through the day.

Opposition INDIA bloc MPs will march from Parliament to Nirvachan Sadan on Tuesday to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The allegations, what the Supreme Court said, and how a CEC can be removed under the Constitution.

The Supreme Court told both Trinamool factions to finish arguments within four weeks and the Election Commission to decide the party name and twin-flowers symbol within three months.

The Supreme Court declined to stay the 0.4% MDR on merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000, due from October 15, but issued notices to the Centre, RBI and NPCI and asked them to explain the legal basis for the charge.

A legal explainer on the SC/ST Atrocities Act: why acquittal is not proof of a false case, when the “public view” test applies, what Section 18A changed and what both accused and victims can do.