India, Oct. 15 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday slammed the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led INDIA bloc march to the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The CJI said that "nobody can browbeat" the judiciary.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice on two pleas seeking similar reliefs, Live Law reported.

The pleas sought regulation of protests and processions near courts and criminal contempt proceedings against political leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.

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