Supreme Court to Hear Police Brutality and TMC Freeze Cases

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two significant cases on Monday, August 3, 2026, one concerning allegations of police brutality during nationwide student protests and another challenging the freezing of a political party's bank accounts. The hearings represent major legal developments on separate fronts.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana will hear a batch of petitions alleging excessive police force during recent protests over examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak. The court had earlier indicated it may constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a former Supreme Court judge to probe the allegations. These include claims that police used pellet guns, lathis embedded with nails, rubber bullets, and electric batons against protesters, causing severe injuries to students and young women. The probe would also seek to determine whether attacks on police personnel were carried out by students or other individuals.

On July 28, the court issued a series of interim orders. It restrained states from taking coercive action against protesting students and directed the release of all detainees below the age...