“YE MERA mudda nahin hai. (This matter doesn’t pertain to my domain),” Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Monday, when asked about protests against the CEC in Delhi over the past few days and the associated restrictions. During an interaction with reporters on the sidelines of an event to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at Vigyan Bhawan here, he declined to divulge reasons for his refusal to meet Congress leaders over the issue of “vote chori”. The CJI, when asked about these protests and the restrictions on movement, said the matter was related to law and order.

 

“Ye mera mudda nahin hai,” he said. Asked about the Opposition’s march to the Supreme Court, the CJI said, “I will not make any comments on it.” MEETING INCOMPATIBLE WITH ETHICS, JUDICIAL PROPRIETY AS MATTER SUB JUDICE: CJI TO RAHUL, KHARGE: CONVENING a meeting on issues which are sub judice before the Supreme Court would contravene the principle of separation of powers and is “incompatible with established ethics and judicial propriety”, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant wrote to leaders of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge. The CJI said this in a letter declining the request for a meeting by Kharge and Gandhi who sought to submit a memorandum on issues concerning the Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.