25% of daily ridership at stake: Why SC’s Delhi Metro directive offers relief to lakhs of commuters

The court called for “proportionate” measures, underscoring the potential impact of widespread closures on a transport network that carries millions of passenger journeys every day.Hours after Delhi Police asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to close entry and exit gates at 57 stations ahead of the October 10 CJP protest, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure that metro services to Delhi were not completely halted and that stations were not shut indiscriminately.