SC makes arrest shield absolute for Ayodhya temple theft reporter

The court on Wednesday quashed the Ghaziabad police's August 22 notice to X seeking three months of Abhishek Upadhyay's digital data, calling the trawl overkill. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant made its August 25 and September 7 interim orders absolute, keeping him free from coercive action until further orders. (The Hindu)

• The court on Wednesday quashed the Ghaziabad police's August 22 notice to X seeking three months of Abhishek Upadhyay's digital data, calling the trawl overkill.
• A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant made its August 25 and September 7 interim orders absolute, keeping him free from coercive action until further orders.