India, May 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday turned down the request for an urgent hearing on the petition seeking action against the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) stating that the same shall be listed in "due course of time".

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was hearing a request for out-of-turn hearing of a petition filed by advocate Raja Chaudhary demanding action against the CJP and all persons allegedly involved in the commercial exploitation of the top court's observations.

The plea filed on Sunday also sought probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the issue of fake advocates, fraudulent law degrees, impersonation within legal practice, and deterioration of professional standards in the le...