Supreme Court to hear plea regarding alleged incident involving Rahul Gandhi and a journalist

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea alleging Rahul Gandhi pushed pregnant journalist during October 12 march left Supreme Court Bench had asked Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia to file a petition in this regard, saying it would consider the issue. File The Hindu The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/2c1vw2/article71591633.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_Supreme-Court-of-Ind_2_1_62GM00UR.jpg Anirudh Parthasarathy 10914@Chennai The top court had directed that no coercive action be taken against a woman journalist, against whom a case has been filed by a Delhi Police officer alleging casteist remarks and public humiliation against him during a protest near the Jantar Mantar New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16, 2026) agreed to hear an application, which alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed a pregnant journalist during a march to the apex court on October 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuubbYuBJC4 The application was mentioned before a Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which said it would be heard either on October 26 or October 27.

Also Read: CJP Tiranga protest on October 16 2026 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cjp-delhi-tiranga-march-oct-16-2026-live-updates/article71590925.ece Senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, who mentioned the matter, said an application has been filed in a pending petition. “A female journalist was manhandled on the court premises,” Mr.

Bhatia said. ‘Enlighten us’ on the prohibitory orders, preserve all CCTV footage: Supreme Court directs Centre, police ‘Enlighten us’ on the prohibitory orders, preserve all CCTV footage: Supreme Court directs Centre, police Court issues notice in all petitions, including one by the Opposition bloc against the CEC/SIR, and the denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site ‘Enlighten us’ on the prohibitory orders, preserve all CCTV footage: Supreme Court directs Centre, police storyline 1 On Thursday (October 15), the top court heard a batch of pleas related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Delhi protests, the October 12 march to the apex court and alleged assault on journalists and lawyers.

The top court had directed that no coercive action be taken against a woman journalist, against whom a case has been filed by a Delhi Police officer alleging casteist remarks and public humiliation against him during a protest near the Jantar Mantar. On Thursday (October 15), Mr. Bhatia urged the Bench to also consider the case of the pregnant journalist, who, he said, was allegedly pushed by Rahul Gandhi on the apex court premises during the October 12 march.

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She was three months pregnant and had to be hospitalised," Mr. Bhatia argued, adding that the apex court may take cognisance of the matter. The Bench had asked Mr. Bhatia to file a petition in this regard, saying it would consider the issue. On October 12, Mr. Gandhi and several prominent Opposition leaders, accompanied by their supporters, reached the Supreme Court to file a plea over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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The top court on Thursday (October 15) issued notices to Mr. Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the Congress party and others on a plea against the October 12 march.