CJI Suryakant Reprimands MP Minister Vijay Shah in Colonel Sophia Qureshi Case

• Supreme Court Chief Justice Suryakant stated that it's "too late to apologize" to MP Minister Vijay Shah regarding his controversial comments on Colonel Sophia Qureshi during Operation Sindoor.
• Senior advocate Maninder Singh informed the court that Vijay Shah had filed an apology and was cooperating, but CJI Suryakant found the formal apology insufficient.
• CJI Suryakant instructed the Madhya Pradesh government to decide on the sanction for prosecution in the case within two weeks.
• The Supreme Court noted that the SIT submitted its investigation report and sought sanction under Section 196 of BNS 2023 for further legal action.
• The SIT report, presented in a sealed cover and opened in open court, detailed the investigation but also mentioned excluded points from the ongoing probe.

Why It Matters: CJI Suryakant issued stern remarks against MP Minister Vijay Shah, emphasizing that a formal apology is insufficient.