SC agrees to hear PIL against police excesses on Monday

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear Monday a PIL by an advocate for framing and scrupulous implementation of national guidelines ensuring "no police officer or security personnel shall carry out crowd control, public assembly management or arrests in plainclothes without displaying identity".

CJI Surya Kant clarified that he was misquoted in the media when he refused to entertain another advocate who was highlighting the issues arising from the July 20 protest march and police action.