‘Don’t waste our time’: CJI Surya Kant tells lawyer raising Delhi NEET protests

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The lawyer told a three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, “the protest is already going on in Jantar Mantar”. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to entertain a lawyer’s attempt to raise the ongoing Delhi protests over alleged NEET paper leaks, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant telling him not to waste the court’s time and refusing to watch videos of the demonstrations.The lawyer told a three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, “the protest is already going on in Jantar Mantar”. “The police are already taking brutal actions,” the lawyer said, adding that tear gas is also being used.“Don’t waste our time and your time. Your time is more valuable than ours,” CJI Kant told him.‘Not interested in videos’The lawyer, however, continued. “Students are seeking three very important prayers that NEET exams should be conducted free and fair by the government… Certainly, NTA should be dissolved,” he added.Also Read | Delhi Police probe assault on RAF personnel by ‘CJP protesters’As the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, expressed its disinclination to hear him further, the lawyer said he has a collection of videos that he will show if the bench permits.The CJI said, “We are not interested in videos. We don’t have time to watch.”CJP protestThe lawyer’s submissions came against the backdrop of escalating protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over alleged NEET paper leaks and irregularities in competitive examinations.Story continues below this adAlso Read | At Jantar Mantar, a night of poetry and solidarity after police crackdown on CJP protestsThe Cockroach Janta Party-led agitation, which has drawn students, activists, and Opposition support, intensified Monday when protesters marching towards Parliament were stopped by the Delhi Police, leading to clashes and the use of tear gas and batons.Several protesters were detained, while the Delhi Police registered multiple FIRs in connection with the violence.