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Retired civil servant Ashish Joshi filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Delhi High Court challenging the legal and administrative basis for the ongoing deployment of Central Armed Police Forces for protest duties in Delhi. As reported on 30 October 2026, the petition seeks a court direction for the disclosure of records regarding deployment requisitions and ministerial sanction orders. The matter is under investigation as of 30 October 2026.
Delhi High Court PIL seeks disclosure of CAPF deployment records
View full updateThe PIL filed by Ashish Joshi seeks a court direction requiring authorities to disclose specific details regarding the requisitions for CAPF deployment by Delhi Police and the corresponding sanction and extension orders issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Ashish Joshi has petitioned the Delhi High Court over large-scale CAPF deployment for protest duties. The case questions whether repeated extensions and coercive action meet constitutional safeguards.
The petition, filed through advocates Ambuj Dixit and Amrish Ranjan Pandey, seeks judicial scrutiny of the legal and administrative basis for the deployment, including the necessity, proportionality, duration and periodic review of the forces deployed in the national capital.
Opposition leaders filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made unilateral decisions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Election Commission filed an affidavit on 26 October 2026 rejecting these claims, which petitioners have since challenged as deceptive. The Supreme Court granted the petitioners 10 days to submit a rejoinder during a hearing on 28 October 2026, with the next hearing scheduled for 17 November 2026.
Syed Ahmed Saud petitioned the Delhi High Court to protect the Race Course Masjid from demolition and restore worship access. On 29 October 2026, the court declined to force the government to permit prayers due to security concerns near the Prime Minister's residence, while the Land and Development Office assured that no demolition will occur until the Delhi Waqf Board decides on a pending representation. The matter is next scheduled for hearing on 16 December 2026.
Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders have challenged the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the Supreme Court, alleging procedural irregularities and voter deletions. As reported on 28 October 2026, the Court has directed the Election Commission to streamline the revision process, observed that the Commission cannot unilaterally modify statutory forms, and deferred adjudication on the legality of the 'logical discrepancy' category used for deletions.
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