The court's decision came while hearing Ranjan's plea seeking relief, including the quashing of the three FIRs or their clubbing and transfer to one place.
Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan has approached the Supreme Court over multiple police cases filed against him for airing a fake news on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
After the bench passed the order for listing on July 7, the anchor's counsel said that the petition itself was yet to be filed. This earned him a rebuke from Justice Banerjee.