India, April 21 -- Supreme Court judge, Justice B R Gavai, on Monday commented during a hearing that the apex court was being criticised for "encroaching" on the parliament's functions. The remark came amid a row triggered by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused the court of judicial overreach.

"As it is, we are alleged to be encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions," Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai said, hearing an unrelated plea.

Hearing a plea seeking the Centre's prohibition of sexually explicit content on OTT platforms, Justice Gavai, who was heading the bench, said: "Who can control it? It is for the Union to frame a regulation in that regard."

"As it is, we are now criticised that we are interfering with the exe...