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Though the Delhi High Court had questioned the state government's method of dealing with air pollution by the introduction of the odd-even road rationing formula on a trial basis, the court has now declined to interfere with the scheme, says the Hindustan Times. After hearing PILs challenging the scheme, a High Court bench said that interference by the court was not warranted. The scheme will now complete its 15-day trial period. However, the bench said that the government must consider the points made by the 11 different PILs it had been hearing before implementing a similar scheme in future.

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An investigation by The Economic Times has revealed that of 10 CCTV recordings available from petrol pumps between the border and the Pathankot air base, only one has been examined by the police, who said they had found "nothing significant" in it. While five petrol pump owners told The Economic Times that the Punjab Police had contacted them, only one has had its footage examined so far. Both the routes from the border to the air base are unlighted.

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A Supreme Court bench hearing a PIL which seeks the introduction of castration as punishment for sexual assault on children urged Parliament to consider more "rigorous" punishment for child sex abuse, and to change the laws so as to treat child sexual abuse as a specific offence, reports The Indian Express. The bench hearing the case said that it is not up to any court to decide punishment, but that Parliament may consider stricter punishment for sexual abuse of children if it deems right.

The Supreme Court, on 12 January, stayed the central government's notification which exempted the bull taming sport Jallikattu from a list of sports banned from using bulls.

A plea was filed by the animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) and the ruling came in response to it.

The notification, which was passed by the government on 8 January, amended a previous notification of 2011 that had banned the sport in Tamil Nadu.

Jallikattu is performed as a part of Pongal celebrations in the state and several people have been demanding the legalising of the sport, citing its traditional significance.

After the recent acquittal of actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit and run by the Bombay High Court, the Mumbai police issued a circular to all police stations highlighting the lapses and discrepancies in the case.

The circular, which has been reportedly issued by the additional commissioner of police (crime) KMM Prasanna, highlights 16 of the several procedural lapses in the case.

"Whatever anomalies the court pointed out, we have just passed on to our staff," said Prasanna. "That does not mean we accept them. We are only pointing it out to our men so that such things don't happen in the future."

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After the Supreme Court issued an interim stay on Jallikattu on 12 January, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an ordinance to conduct the traditional bull-taming sport in the state during Pongal.

The Chief Minister wrote:

"The Supreme Court has granted an interim stay of the notification of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change. Therefore, jallikattu cannot be conducted on the basis of this notification. Hence, considering the urgency of the issue, I strongly reiterate my earlier request to the government of India to promulgate an ordinance forthwith to enable the conduct of Jallikattu. On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu, I urge you to take immediate action".