Guwahati, Oct. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed until October 15 the hearing of a batch of petitions concerning protests in Delhi, the closure of metro stations and disruptions to train services ahead of the October 10 demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

The hearing was deferred after Justice V Mohana fell ill, although she attended the proceedings despite her health condition.

At the beginning of the hearing, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant informed the lawyers that Justice Mohana was unwell. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested an adjournment, stressing that her health should be given priority. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and other lawyers also supported the reques...