Important cases heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, August 25: * SC granted protection from arrest to psephologist Sanjay Kumar in connection with two FIRs lodged by the Election Commission accusing him of spreading misinformation on Maharashtra’s electoral rolls.
* Commercial and prohibited speeches not covered under fundamental right, SC said as it asked five social media influencers, including ‘India’s Got Latent’ host Samay Raina, to display their unconditional apology in their podcasts or shows for ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders.
* SC restrained a trial court from taking cognisance of a chargesheet filed by Haryana SIT in an FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked for social media posts on Operation Sindoor.
* Article 32 of Constitution empowers court to reopen sentencing in cases of capital punishment on grounds of breach of procedural safeguards, SC said while agreeing to hear a death row convict’s plea again.
* SC refused to hear a plea seeking directions to restrain those making “unverified public statements” on the case of Indian nurse and murder accused Nimisha Priya, who is on death row in Yemen.
* SC decided to appoint amicus curiae to assist it in a matter related to ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh.
* SC refused to advance the date of hearing on pleas seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the matter is already listed for October 10.
* SC stayed Kerala High Court’s order holding the Cochin International Airport Limited to be a public authority, which comes under the ambit of Right to Information Act. PTI MNL ARI
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