CJI Surya Kant declines to meet INDIA bloc leaders on October 12 ‘with reasons’
Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi had written to the CJI and were scheduled to meet him between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday (October 12, 2026).
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a meeting with opposition leaders on October 12, citing reasons provided to The Hindu. The CJI's office informed media personnel of the decision via email response to Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Sources indicated that the issues to be raised in the meeting were already pending in the Supreme Court, and the court cannot intervene in governance matters.
Gandhi's representatives speculated that the meeting was declined to avoid violation of the separation of powers. Despite opposition leaders planning to march to the Supreme Court, the top judge reportedly suggested they could address fundamental rights issues at the judicial level, where petitions on the election commission and clampdown were already scheduled for the same day.
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