Overview
- A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant on Tuesday, July 28, directed states to preserve all protest-related digital records and ordered that students without criminal records be released and not face coercive action for now.
- Official and media records show police used lathi charge, tear gas and at least two rounds from an RAF anti‑riot (pellet) gun during violent clashes on July 20, which left many injured and prompted calls for accountability.
- The Cockroach Janta Party says talks with government representatives produced draft notifications similar to Bihar and Assam orders that promise FIR withdrawals, detainee releases and protection from future police action, but written, nationwide guarantees remain unconfirmed.
- Parliament has opened debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, which the government says will impose harsher penalties and faster trials for paper leaks even as opposition leaders press for answers about police conduct.
- The court has sought responses from the Centre and several states and signalled it may set up a Special Investigation Team or high‑powered committee, a development that could decide both criminal accountability for police actions and the fate of pending FIRs.