The Supreme Court on Friday (May 8, 2026) expressed disappointment over the non-production of witnesses in the ongoing trial against Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, and others in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the status report filed before it by the Uttar Pradesh government has not assigned any reason whatsoever for non-production of witnesses.
It noted that no witnesses have been examined in the trial for around two months.
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"We direct the presiding judge to take lawful measures to secure the presence of witnesses," the Bench said.
