SC to hear Patiala House Courts violence matter on March 29

The Supreme court on Thursday asked the parties to two petitions, pertaining to incidents of violence in the Patiala House Courts complex during the hearing related to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, to complete pleadings by March 29.

“Let the petitions come up for hearing on March 29,” a bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and A M Sapre said and asked the counsel for Delhi Police, Delhi High Court Registry and others to file their respective responses or counter responses before the next date of hearing.

The court passed the order on a bunch of petitions filed in this regard. In one such petition, filed by advocate Kamini Jaiswal, an SIT probe had been sought into the incidents on February 15 and 17 in which three lawyers were allegedly caught on camera “bragging and boasting” they had beaten up the student leader and others.