By this six to one majority ruling, a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices B R Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and S C Sharma overruled the 2004 judgment of a five-judge bench in EV Chinnaiah case which had said SCs were a homogeneous group and could not be sub-categorised.

The Supreme Court ruled not to cancel the NEET-UG 2024 exam despite allegations of irregularities, finding no systematic breach. It directed a Centre-appointed committee to enhance cybersecurity and exam procedures. The CBI, investigating the paper leak, has filed charges against 13 individuals. Fresh scorecards were issued after an IIT-Delhi expert review.

Air India suspends flights to and from Tel Aviv through August 8, 2024, amid Middle East tensions, offering a one-time waiver for rescheduling and cancellations