The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) closed live streaming of case mentioning in the court of CJI Surya Kant. This move followed the CJI calling such mentions "the biggest nuisance" on Tuesday (October 27, 2026). A new circular also said that only junior lawyers can make oral mentions.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) closed live streaming of case mentioning in the Court of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant.
Mentioning in the Supreme Court is a procedural mechanism where lawyers or parties-in-person orally or in writing request the CJI or a bench for an urgent hearing or early listing of a case.
The development follows the CJI expressing displeasure on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) after a lawyer mentioned a matter related to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Disapproving of lawyers making mentions without a comprehensible issue, the CJI had called it "the biggest nuisance" and said the practice "should stop completely".
The top court also issued a circular stating that no senior lawyer shall be permitted to make oral mentioning before any court with effect from November 2.
"All concerned are hereby informed that young and junior counsels may, instead, be encouraged to make oral mentioning before the Courts," the circular said.