India, April 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed apprehensions that it is facing allegations of "encroaching" into legislative and executive domains while hearing a petition which sought steps to prevent over-the-top (OTT) platforms from streaming explicit content.

A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih said that the court may have limited jurisdiction in the matter.

"This is either for the legislature or the executive. As it is, we are facing allegations of encroaching into legislative (and) executive domains. Anyways, we will issue notice," Justice Gavai said.

Justice Gavai is set to be sworn in as the next chief justice of India after the tenure of current top judge Sanjiv Khanna ends on May 13.

The court's concerns abou...