The CJI said all that was happening was because there were important matters coming up for the consideration of the court next week. The bench said it hopes the media would ensure that the independence of judiciary is not affected by such “baseless” charges. The office of the Supreme Court Secretary General, meanwhile, said it had received “emails from 4 media houses, i.e. In response, the court “denied” the charges terming them “absolutely false and scurrilous”. AdvertisingThe CJI said, “I received communication from four online publications, Caravan, Leaflet, Scroll and Wire wanting to know of my response on the allegations.

Source: Indian Express April 20, 2019 05:57 UTC