New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- In a strong intervention on Sunday, the Supreme Court of India ordered the removal of prohibitory notices imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS around its own complex, calling them "excessive measures" that hinder access to justice.

Hearing petitions and a contempt plea over the police crackdown on protesters on October 10, a bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V.Mohana ruled that the right to peaceful movement must be protected.

The Court clarified that localised restrictions cannot be stretched to justify detentions in far-off areas like Gurugram or elsewhere outside the designated operational zone.

"The Court has sought justifications from the authorities. It has clarified, in a sense, that it understands the...