India, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday, July 24 said it will hear on Monday, July 27 two separate petitions alleging police excesses on students protesting NEET paper leak and other exam irregularities.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana agreed to hear the PILs after the matter was mentioned before it.

"Police is using excessive force against the students," Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan said. "The court stands between us and the police."

Urging the apex court to list the pleas for hearing, he said there was urgency in the matter as this was happening on a daily basis.

Sankaranarayanan told the bench that two separate petitions have been filed regarding the violence that took p...