India, Oct. 12 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Sunday declined a request from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for a meeting over the ongoing row surrounding the voters list and the Election Commission, saying the matter is already before the top court and should be pursued through judicial proceedings.

In a letter to the Congress leaders on Sunday, CJI Kant said "convening a meeting to discuss pending cases would wholly contravene the principle of separation of powers, an intrinsic facet of the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India, and would be incompatible with the established ethics and judicial propriety."

He also said the top court does not have ...