SC special sitting on Dec 22 for urgent cases: CJI

THE Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Friday that while the winter vacation formally begins on December 20, the Supreme Court would will hold a special sitting on December 22, to hear genuinely urgent matters.

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"All those who are in the queue today, seeking listing, will you argue on Monday? We are ready to sit on Monday," CJI Kant said.

On Friday, a three-judge bench of the CJI, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, said, "We will sit on Monday to hear the urgency in matters," the CJI said.