Judicial inquiry into the Vikas Dubey encounter

The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Union government and other relevant parties seeking their response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The petition requests the framing and implementation of uniform procedural safeguards and guidelines governing all forms of divorce under Muslim personal law.

The Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to assist the families of Indian nationals killed or missing in the Russia-Ukraine war in securing compensation. The court instructed the government to publicize the assistance process to help eligible families navigate Russian legal, administrative, and DNA verification requirements.

The Supreme Court allowed Asaram to engage a caregiver while in prison and deprecated the obtaining of parole from the High Court by suppressing a plea in the Supreme Court. The case concerns conditions of imprisonment and procedural propriety in parole applications.