New Delhi, 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 represented by additional solicitor general Chetan Sharma and standing counsels Ashish Dixit and Amit Tiwari. The Supreme Court on October 9 called for a rethink of Delhi's decades-old arrangement of holding demonstrations at Jantar Mantar, recording that the Delhi Police commissioner and other competent authorities would consider designating an alternative venue with better facilities for peaceful protesters. A bench comprising chief justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said the national capital needed a larger, better-equipped space where citizens could exercise their democratic right to protest without compromising public safety, access to emergency services or the interests of other residents....