Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India and Others — PIL seeking expedited NDPS trials

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking an investigation into Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The plea alleges that the CEC made unilateral decisions regarding electoral rolls and seeks an SIT probe into his conduct.

The Supreme Court expressed disapproval of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the inter-se assessment of tender bids for a road construction contract, noting the project's scale did not warrant such intervention.

The Supreme Court is hearing a matter concerning the proliferation of online child sexual abuse material and the government's response to curbing such content. The court has expressed concern over the current measures and granted a final opportunity to the Centre to provide detailed information on the steps taken to address the issue.