Amicus Curiae KV Viswanathan urged the top court to strike down the amendment in the larger interest of democracy expressing fear that it will be misused by future governments.
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, the Supreme Court directed that the Ghaziabad Special Judge in Uttar Pradesh postpone the summons hearing for journalist Rana Ayyub that was set to take place on January 27 in a case involving money laundering. On January 31, a bench of Justices Krishna Murari and V. Ramasubramanian scheduled a detailed hearing for Ms. Ayyub's writ case.