India, Oct. 14 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that they denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site in the Capital following a Supreme Court order earlier this month that nudged authorities to consider alternative, better-equipped spaces where residents could exercise their democratic rights without hindering public safety.

"We denotified Jantar Mantar after Supreme Court's order dated October 9," the Delhi Police told the single-judge bench of justice Amit Mahajan.

The submission was made while the court was hearing a petition filed last week by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib against Delhi Police's denial of permission for a protest at Jantar Mantar.

Delhi Police was represent...