New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, in a letter to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has declined their request for an appointment to submit a memorandum on issues including the Election Commission, alleged arbitrary arrests of students, closure of metro stations and cancellation of trains, stating that the matters are already pending before the Supreme Court.

In his letter dated October 11, the CJI said convening a meeting to discuss pending cases would be contrary to the principle of separation of powers, an intrinsic feature of the Constitution, and incompatible with established judicial propriety.

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