India, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Rahul Gandhi on a petition questioning their role in the Opposition's march against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to the top court last month, as it drew a massive crowd to the area and left a pregnant woman journalist injured.

Posting the matter for November 23, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant also sought the Centre's response to the petition filed by a group of lawyers led by Digant Mishra. The plea is seeking guidelines regulating processions, protests, demonstrations and assemblies in the vicinity of the top court.

Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Gaurav Bhati...