Supreme Court allowed the Central Government to conduct the foundation ceremony of the Central Vista project without altering the status of the site in any manner. Advocates make representation before the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court against denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, for the purpose of developmental activities. Karnataka High Court asks State to recover losses caused to small traders during bandhs from the organizers of such demonstrations. Allahabad High Court observes that charging a Tablighi who participated in Jamaat convention with offence of attempt to murder is an abuse of the power of law.