The Supreme Court of India, led by CJI D Y Chandrachud, criticised a petitioner for submitting a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to eradicate superstitions and promote scientific temper. The court emphasised that such matters fall under the domain of educational policy experts and cannot be mandated by judicial orders. The petition was subsequently withdrawn.

Visuals from the airport show both the runway and taxiways submerged, with several aircraft parked at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

The ‘bulldozer action’, carried out under heavy police surveillance, came a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met with the victim’s mother and assured her of justice