The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday two petitions alleging excessive use of police force against students participating in protests across the country over the issue of exam paper leaks.

The matter was mentioned before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan this afternoon.

Mentioning the urgency, Sankaranarayanan informed the Court that two petitions concerning the alleged violence against student protesters had now been formally filed.

"There are two petitions dealing with the violence that took place across the country on the students' protest," he submitted.

He added that the petitions were not mentioned earlier as they were awaiting diary numbers.

"We didn't want to mention until we got the diary numbers. We have diary numbers, properly constituted petitions. The States are parties," he said.

Emphasising the need for immediate judicial intervention, Sankaranarayanan submitted that incidents of alleged police excesses were continuing.

"There is urgency because this is happening on a daily basis. Police is using excessive force against children. It is just going on unabated. Some controls are necessary. The Court stands between us and the police," he argued.

Taking note of the request, the Chief Justice said, "Let it be listed, we will entertain."

When Sankaranarayanan reiterated the urgency, the Chief Justice directed that the petitions be listed for hearing on Monday.

"Monday," the Chief Justice said, to which Sankaranarayanan responded, "Very well."

On July 22, the Chief Justice of India had refused to take up a letter petition raising the issue of police force on Jantar Mantar protests called by the Cockroach Janata Party. The same day, the Delhi High Court sought the response of the Delhi police on petitions concerning the action taken against the protesters.