"Waited Till 1 AM": Supreme Court To UP On Lakhimpur Violence Report

"We waited till 1 AM last night that we will get material," Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told senior lawyer Harish Salve, representing the UP government.

The Supreme Court today rebuked the Uttar Pradesh government for what it called its "last minute" submission of a report on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.

"We waited till 1 AM last night that we will get material," Chief Justice of India NV Ramana told senior lawyer Harish Salve, representing the UP government.

Mr Salve said the report had been submitted in a sealed cover yesterday.

"How can we read it if it gets filed last minute? At least file it a day before," the Chief Justice said.