Overview
- On December 29, the Supreme Court kept its November Aravalli definition in abeyance and constituted a new expert committee to reassess the issue.
- The court’s stray dog directives evolved into an order to remove canines from schools, hospitals and stations and relocate them to shelters rather than release them back.
- A five‑judge Bench held courts cannot impose deadlines on governors or the President for assent, even as it said governors cannot keep Bills in indefinite limbo.
- In a 2:1 ruling, the court reversed its May judgment and allowed ex‑post facto environmental clearances, citing the risk of demolishing public projects.
- The court paused key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 pending review, and separately stayed the Delhi High Court’s suspension of Kuldeep Sengar’s life sentence.