New Delhi, May 10 -- The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's office on Saturday strongly refuted a casteist statement being circulated on social media, describing it as "vile, brazen and mischievous." He appealed to citizens to check sources before believing such allegations and warned that those responsible could face legal action.

The clarification came after a controversial post on X falsely attributed the remarks to the Chief Justice through the account @UnreservedMERIT.

In an official press release, the CJI's office said Justice Surya Kant had condemned the fabricated statement and emphasised that he had never made the remarks being circulated online.

Terming the incident as a serious ethical violation, the Chief Justice's office ...