Overview
- The CJI B.R. Gavai-led bench invalidated key provisions of the 2021 Tribunal Reform Act for violating judicial independence, restoring ITAT and CESTAT retirement ages and criticizing the reintroduction of clauses earlier struck down.
- In Ludhiana, police shot and wounded two suspects allegedly linked to Babbar Khalsa International and working on ISI inputs, a day after busting a module and arresting three with grenades.
- Jammu and Kashmir’s State Investigation Agency raided the Kashmir Times office, saying it recovered AK‑47 cartridges, pistol rounds and grenade pins, filed an FIR, and faced denials from the paper’s editors.
- Mhow Cantonment Board ordered removal of structures at a property tied to Al‑Falah group’s chairman within three days as the Delhi blast probe scrutinizes links to Al‑Falah University and its records.
- Following the reported killing of Naxal leader Madavi Hidma, coordinated operations in Andhra Pradesh led to about 50 arrests and seizures including 39 weapons, 302 rounds, detonators, cordtex wire, communications gear and Rs 13 lakh.