Stop Violence Before Hearing of Plea: SC Tells Jamia

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the matter pertaining to the alleged police action on students in Jamia Millia Islamia University during anti-citizenship protests and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh that took place yesterday.

The Supreme Court will hear the matter tomorrow, but only when violent protests stop and that issue is not escalated any further, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bobde said.

Lawyers Indira Jaising and Colin Gonsalves had requested the court to look into the violence against students and send retired judges to the two universities for proper and fare investigation .