CJI Surya Kant slams ‘irresponsible’ media reporting over alleged protest petition

New Delhi : Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday came down heavily on sections of the media for reporting that he had refused to list a petition challenging police action against student protesters, describing the reports as "completely false" and "reckless."

The CJI clarified that no such petition had ever been filed before the Supreme Court. According to him, a lawyer had only made a "letter representation" — not a formal writ petition — regarding the matter.

"In the last two days, a completely false statement was made that a matter was filed, and the media is absolutely free from all responsibility, falsely reporting that the Chief Justice refused to list the matter," the CJI said.

"Till morning 10 AM, not a single page has been filed. It was one representation... sent by that Mishra or someone. How can I treat the representation as a writ petition? And people start recklessly reporting this."