Important matters listed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov 8: - SC to hear plea related to increasing judicial infrastructure and filling up of vacancies in lower judiciary.

- SC to hear PIL to control freebies promised by political parties during elections.

- SC to hear plea seeking directions to frame standard format of manifestoes of the political parties.

- SC to hear plea seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into incidents of alleged police encounters and killings in Uttar Pradesh.

- SC to hear pleas, including the one filed by noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, seeking direction for a probe by an independent agency or the CBI in Gujarat encounter cases. PTI MNL MNL DV DV