The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a petition seeking action against the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) — a satirical digital outfit that has taken social media by storm — saying it shall be listed in “due course of time”.“Don’t take it so sentimentally,” a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant told the petitioner’s advocate, NK Goswami, after he sought an out-of-turn hearing on his petition demanding action against the CJP and all those allegedly involved in commercial exploitation of the top court’s observations.“There is no grave urgency. We will consider it in due course of time,” the Bench, which also included Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, told the petitioner’s counsel.Filed by advocate Raja Chaudhary on Jattvibeday, the petition also sought a CBI probe into the issue of fake advocates, fraudulent law degrees, impersonation within legal practice and deterioration of professional standards in the legal profession.Citing a recent news report quoting Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra claiming that “35 to 40 per cent of those seen in courts wearing black coats and bands are fake,” the petition sought an independent probe into Mishra’s claim.The petitioner’s counsel said it was very unfortunate that the comments made by the top court had been distorted despite the clarification issued by the CJI.On May 15, the CJI made comments referring to “such youngsters” who acquire fake degrees and gain entry into professions and target institutions.Taking strong exception to certain media reports linking his comments as comparing the country’s youngsters to cockroaches, the CJI issued a clarification the next day that he was misquoted.He termed the news reports linking his comment on cockroaches with the youth “totally baseless” and said, “Not only am I proud of our present and future human resource, but every youth of India inspires me…I too see them as the pillars of a developed India.”The petitioner lamented how a digital-political formation such as the CJP had been leveraging such distorted statements for purposes of gaining publicity, online engagement, merchandise circulation, satire branding and potential commercial exploitation.