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The Kerala High Court permitted a couple expecting a baby with skeletal dysplasia to hand over the child to the Child Welfare Committee after birth, as reported by Hindustan Times. Justice Harisankar V Menon observed that medical termination was unnecessary since the couple did not intend to retain the child.

• A court-constituted medical board advised against terminating the over 33-week-long pregnancy.
• The board reported that the foetus suffers from a non-lethal form of skeletal dysplasia.

Skeletal dysplasia is a large group of rare genetic conditions that disrupt bone and cartilage development. The medical board also noted that developmental delay cannot be predicted without genetic testing.

The Indian government approached US authorities seeking the deportation of Manish Chhokar, who left India despite his passport being deposited with the Supreme Court, according to Hindustan Times. The Supreme Court is pursuing contempt proceedings against him in a child custody dispute.

• A bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi recorded a communication confirming the CBI's Interpol unit wrote to the FBI.
• The CBI registered a case against Chhokar in March 2025 after he left for the US in January 2025.

The court adjourned the matter by four weeks to allow the government more time. The contempt proceedings arose from a 2019 settlement where Chhokar allegedly failed to hand over custody of his son.

The Election Commission of India filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court relying on Section 18 of the 2023 CEC Act to defend its decision-making, according to Hindustan Times.

• The poll panel stated that its three special intensive revision orders were made unanimously.
• Opposition petitioners argue that collective powers were exercised unilaterally by the Chief Election Commissioner.

The Supreme Court previously held in a 1995 case that the chief election commissioner has no superior authority over other commissioners.