Chief Justice Surya Kant rebutted media claims that he refused to hear a petition challenging police action against student protesters, stating that no writ petition had been filed and only a letter representation had been submitted. He noted that by 10 am no petition pages existed and urged the media to verify facts before reporting. The CJI emphasized that a representation cannot be treated as a writ petition and criticized reckless reporting about the court’s supposed refusal to list a matter. These clarifications followed urgent hearing requests tied to protests around the NEET-UG issues and related demonstrations, which the bench had previously addressed in open court. He underscored that no petition existed and urged responsible reporting on the matter.