New Delhi, July 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to initiate on its own motion and urgently list a petition alleging police excesses during the July 20 police action against student protesters in the national capital, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant telling the petitioner not to "waste" the court's time by submitting videos and instead take proper recourse in law. The matter was mentioned before a bench, headed by the CJI, at the commencement of proceedings. Seeking suo motu proceedings, advocate Narendra Mishra said that the case concerned the Delhi Police's action against thousands of students who had attempted to march towards Parliament as part of the "Chalo Sansad" protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination paper leaks and reforms in the National Testing Agency. In a letter petition addressed to CJI, he urged the SC to examine video footage of the events allegedly showing protesters subjected to lathicharge and other forms of brutality, calling for an impartial probe. "Don't waste our time, and don't waste your time," the CJI told the lawyer. The counsel attempted to persuade the court by arguing that the protests were centred on issues affecting thousands of students. Cutting him short, the bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, responded, "Thank you very much." When the lawyer referred to videos purportedly showing police personnel assaulting unarmed protesters and offered to submit such videos, the CJI declined to entertain the submission. "We are not interested in videos; we don't have time to watch," observed the bench, refusing to grant an urgent listing. The Supreme Court's refusal came a day after Delhi High Court chief justice DK Upadhyaya similarly declined to urgently hear a plea concerning the police action. The matter has been listed for hearing on September 11....