DMRC Chair Suresh Joshi apologized to the Supreme Court on Monday for operating all 4,157 scheduled trains on Delhi Metro’s 45 restricted stations on October 10.
The day was marked by protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which critics say may disenfranchise voters.
The Supreme Court, citing contempt of its orders, had issued a notice to DMRC demanding compliance with the court’s directive to suspend operations at affected stations during protest days.
In its defence, DMRC argued that it had fulfilled its contractual obligation to run the full schedule and that the restrictions were imposed by the Delhi Police and the Election Commission.
Delhi commuters, who normally rely on the metro for their daily commute, reported delays but praised the rail operator for maintaining service amid the restrictions.
The court will hear arguments next month before deciding whether to discharge the contempt notice and whether future protest-day curbs will be upheld.