New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Friday warned it would invoke its constitutional tort jurisdiction to award compensation if protests in Delhi disproportionately impede traders and daily-wage earners from pursuing their livelihoods, as it expressed concern over the hardship faced by small businesses during the festive season. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the remarks after a plea raised concerns over the proposed gathering at Central Park in Connaught Place by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), while hoping that "better sense will prevail" and that the competing interests of protesters, traders and the authorities would be balanced. "If there is loss of business, if it is unlawful to your clients, we will exercise our powers under constitutional tort jurisdiction. Let's cross that bridge when it comes," justice Bagchi told advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, who mentioned the petition on behalf of a traders' association. The court's observations came a day after the Delhi High Court recorded an assurance from Delhi Police that it would take "all possible measures under the law" to regulate the proposed gathering and address apprehensions that it could disrupt business and movement in the Connaught Place area. Dehadrai told the Supreme Court that the proposed protest threatened substantial losses to traders, particularly when businesses depend on the festive season for a significant share of their earnings. He claimed that the disruption around Connaught Place was causing losses of more than Rs.250 crore a day....