Chief Justice of India Surya Kant refutes reports... ... LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 24 July 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant refutes reports that he refused to list petition against police action on student protests.

CJI says there was no petition filed in the #SupremeCourt, and a lawyer had mentioned only a letter representation. CJI says it was irresponsible and reckless reporting by the media.

"In 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 Chief Justice refused to list the matter. 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," CJI says.