A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the court would be “very shy” to direct arrests unless specifically sought by probe agencies such as the CBI or Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Supreme Court said current acid attack laws are not strong enough. It asked the Centre to widen the definition of survivors and consider stricter action against attackers and illegal acid sellers.
The top court noted the Election Commission’s assurance on implementing its April 13 circular, while hearing AITC’s challenge linked to counting staff deployment in Bengal.
Following orders of the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi government has notified an increase in the Environmental Compensation Charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering the national capital.
The MCD has set a strict deadline of seven days for submission of the compiled reports to the Additional Commissioner (Engineering). The final affidavit, based on the collected data, will be filed before the Supreme Court and personally affirmed by the Commissioner.
The Court, however, kept in abeyance the ₹50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High Court after he expressed regret and undertook not to pursue such proceedings again.
Hitting out at the BJP over the NCERT textbook controversy related to the chapter on corruption in the judiciary, Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav said that just as “a cough exposes a thief, a false apology exposes a criminal.”
The top court has halted circulation of the disputed section and sought committee records, while NCERT has withdrawn the book and promised revisions after consultation.
Asking the Centre and the ECI to file their responses and posting the matter for hearing after six weeks, a Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi while expressing doubts over the effectiveness of said regulations, said that the issue raises some constitutional questions.
The official announcement came at the Ajit Pawar-le NCP's national convention 2026 organised in Worli here on Thursday.
