New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the authorities to lift the 'shut down' of 57 Delhi metro trains and certain Indian railways trains to Delhi that had been imposed ahead of a proposed peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10 over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the functioning of the Election Commission of India and the office of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

The restrictions followed a police communication citing the potential for "unruly mob movements towards sensitive locations". The communication directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to reduce Metro frequency and close entry and exit gates at 57 stations from 9 pm on October 9 until the situation normalise...