Published on : 11 Nov 2025, 7:13 am 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed its September 11 judgment by which it had directed that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2023 Akola riots should include senior police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities [ The State of Maharashtra & Ors. vs. Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Sharif] .

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the stay after an earlier Bench delivered a split verdict on November 7 on Maharashtra government’s plea seeking review of the September 11 judgment.

In its September 11 judgment , the Court had castigated the Maharashtra Police for failing to register a first information report (FIR) and investigate the assault on a 17-

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