The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request
for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students
during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in Delhi.
The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V
Mohana.
"I have the videos as well regarding police
brutality... If it can be listed tomorrow (Thursday)... students are
there," the lawyer said.
He said that students had allegedly been subjected
to police brutality during the protest and said the petition contained three
prayers.
The CJI declined the request and made it clear that
the bench was not inclined to examine video footage at the mentioning stage.
"We are not interested in videos, we don't have
time to watch... We don't want to watch videos," the CJI said. When
the counsel reiterated that students had been beaten up and again referred to
the video evidence, the CJI said, "Don't waste our time. We don't want to
watch any videos."
The plea relates to the police action during the
Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest march to Parliament on Monday, the
opening day of the Monsoon session, when thousands of students and young
protesters converged in the heart of Delhi to demand the resignation of Union
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities.
The march witnessed clashes between protesters and
security personnel, who used lathis and tear gas to disperse crowds attempting
to move towards Parliament.