CJI says Mumbai police refused Oct 2 protest permission, calls for Jail Bharo Andolan

The Chief Justice of India publicly claimed that the Mumbai police denied a formal permission request for a demonstration scheduled on October 2. The denial, according to the CJI, pertains to a protest that was to be organized on the national holiday commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. In reaction to the alleged refusal, the CJI announced the launch of a “Jail Bharo Andolan”, urging participants to voluntarily surrender to authorities as a form of civil disobedience. No further details on the scale of the planned protest or the specific demands of the movement were provided in the statement. The development adds to ongoing tensions between the judiciary and law‑enforcement agencies over the handling of public assemblies.