The plea against the demolition was submitted by Amanatullah Khan, chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, via standing counsel of the board, Wajeeh Shafiq.

In August 2018, Gautam Navlakha was arrested, and in November of the following year, the Supreme Court granted permission for him to be placed under house arrest. Currently, he resides in Navi Mumbai.

The lower court has also been directed to expeditiously decide the suit in 6 months. It also added that if the court deems a survey necessary for any part, it may instruct the ASI to conduct it.

BJP district general secretary B S Ratheesh said that the CPM was trying to save the accused right from the beginning.

The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud assured TMC leader Mahua Moitra that he would look into the listing of her plea against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case

The court said, “Even assuming that the materials collected by the prosecution might ultimately lead to a conviction, the detention pending trial could not be indefinite.”

The bench stated that in order to be a patriot, one must not be hostile to those from abroad, particularly those from a neighboring country.

The case started five years back when Ansari insulted Lord Ganesha by uploading a post on Facebook during Ganeshotsav in 2018.

The Court asked, "How can MCD lose control over its parks? Public parks can't be taken over in the 21st century. We will direct the police to take over the park."

This statement by the judge is crucial in understanding the court's stance. The petitioner had claimed that despite marrying a Christian woman, he had not converted to Christianity himself