New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Congress, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders on a petition questioning the October 12 march to the court and social media posts targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, but declined for now to issue notice on the prayer seeking criminal contempt proceedings.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses on the other reliefs sought in the petition, including regulation of political processions and protests in the vicinity and precincts of the Supreme Court and High Courts.
Senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, appearing for the petitioners, told the bench that processions around constitutional courts ...