The Supreme Court on Monday decided to await the decision of the Madhya Pradesh governor on grant of sanction to prosecute state minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi during Operation Sindoor .
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant told the special investigation team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh that has completed its investigation against the minister to file its final report before the concerned court the moment sanction is granted. Posting the matter after two weeks, the bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said, “The investigation of the SIT is complete and a report has been placed before us in a sealed cover as sanction of the governor is awaited.
It is directed that as soon as sanction is granted, the report will be filed before the competent court.”
“We have forwarded the request to the governor. We are expecting a response in a day or two. The SIT had earlier informed the court in January that its request for sanction against the minister has been pending with the state government since August 2025, when it submitted its report to the state.
Additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj, appearing for the state government, told the court that a decision of the governor is awaited shortly.
