India, Oct. 10 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) seeking permission to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise.

The court said the petition will be listed for hearing on October 12.

The plea was first mentioned on Thursday, and the bench allowed it to be listed on Friday. Since it did not come up for hearing in the list of cases on Friday, the counsel again mentioned that the plea be heard today.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma refused to list the matter despite the counsel's urging.

"What is the urgency today? We will hear it o...