India, Dec. 26 -- December 23, 2025, is a landmark moment for the Indian judiciary. A Court in Uttar Pradesh has set a major precedent, especially in cases where judicial independence is tested against executive (State) power. The case was the 2015 Mohammed Akhlaq lynching of Dadri, in which the Surajpur Court in GautamBudh Nagar rejected the Uttar Pradesh Government's attempt to withdraw the case in which the Muslim man was killed over suspicions of cow slaughter and beef consumption.

Additional District Judge Saurabh Dwivedi, who dismissed the plea, calling it "baseless" and lacking legal merit, acted as a "check and balance" by scrutinising the State's move to drop charges, ensuring that the executive branch cannot unilaterally end a ...