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The Supreme Court earlier today stayed several provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, including one that says encroached govt land cannot be ‘Waqf’ till dispute is resolved.

CJI Gavai said that air pollution is a countrywide problem. He recalled his personal experience of air pollution in Amritsar, Punjab and said that a pan-India policy was required.

While dismissing the case, a bench comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta on Wednesday (10th September), said that there is a “clear distinction between rape and consensual sex”.

Justice Vikram Nath remarked that the stray dogs case earned him worldwide recognition, beyond his legal work. He highlighted support from dog lovers and noted how their appreciation, alongside human blessings, now shapes his public identity.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 14 lawyers for elevation as judges of the Bombay High Court, including Raj Damodar Wakode, a relative of CJI Bhushan R. Gavai.

The Supreme Court has reopened the sentencing of death row convict Vasanta Dupare, who was convicted of raping and killing a four-year-old girl.

A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and A.S. Chandurkar passed an interim order of status quo and issued notice to the Hindu petitioners in the matter.

The minister’s reply only reiterated ABC Rules and limited central support, with no mention of Supreme Court. Yet activists and media projected it as Centre backing dog lovers against the Court’s 11th August directive.

The Supreme Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to repair and supervise the Ashiq Allah Dargah and Baba Farid’s Chillagah in Delhi’s Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

The Solicitor General said that the actions of the President and the Governor fall within the category of proceedings that cannot be called into question in a court of law.