Chief Justice Surya Kant refused urgent intervention in a plea alleging police brutality against Cockroach Janata Party protesters at Jantar Mantar, citing time constraints.
CJI Surya Kant refused to hear the plea
Jul 22, 2026
12:25 pm
What's the storyChief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has refused to allow urgent listing of a petition seeking the Supreme Court's intervention in the police crackdown on student protesters at Cockroach Janta Party's sit-in at Jantar Mantar.
The plea was mentioned by a lawyer before a bench led by the CJI, who declined to take it up urgently.
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