A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Tuesday (November 11, 2025) stayed a particular direction by a Division Bench of the court to the Maharashtra government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising senior police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe allegations of murder and assault made by a 17-year-old Muslim boy in the backdrop of the Akola communal riots of 2023.

Chief Justice Gavai informed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra, that the three-judge Bench was staying the direction “to constitute an SIT comprising senior police officers of both Hindu and Muslim communities” in the September 2025 judgment of a Division Bench of the court headed by Justice Sanjay Kumar.

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