New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to a request for the appointment of a senior public prosecutor with greater experience to conduct the trial arising from the 2021 violence in which eight people were killed, and sought a sealed-cover report from the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice on the handling of the trial by the new judge.

The directions came after Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the complainants, raised concerns over the conduct of the newly appointed trial judge and public prosecutor, particularly in relation to key eyewitnesses in the case.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana directed the Court's Registry to forward a ...