Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Supreme Court to hear plea for time-bound NDPS probes Monday
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country, like the head teacher for all other courts.
A lawyer named Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has asked the Supreme Court to help fight people who sell dangerous drugs.
Drugs can make people very sick and hurt whole families.
The lawyer says that when drug cases go to court, they take too long to finish.
He wants police and labs to send their reports on time and follow the same rules everywhere.
He also wants special courts so drug cases can be decided quickly.
The lawyer asks the government to take away houses and money that drug sellers got from their crimes.
Last year, drug cases increased a lot and police found tons of drugs.
The Supreme Court will talk about this important problem on Monday and decide what to do to keep people safe.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking stronger action against drug trafficking.
The PIL, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeks mandatory timelines for forensic reports in all NDPS cases.
It demands standard operating procedures and digital recording of search, seizure and sampling proceedings.
The plea urges time-bound confiscation of traffickers' properties and constitution of special courts for speedy trials.
The petition cites a 53% rise in drug cases in 2025 and 1,240 tonnes of narcotic substances seized that year.
- Who
- Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed the PIL; a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is likely to hear it.
- What
- A plea seeking time-bound NDPS investigations, mandatory forensic timelines, SOPs for search and seizure, property confiscation of traffickers, and special courts.
- When
- Monday, as reported by PTI on Aug 9.
- Where
- New Delhi, at the Supreme Court of India.
- Why
- To counter a 53% rise in drug cases in 2025 and delays in the prosecution of drug trafficking.
- Petitioner
- Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana
- Scheduled Hearing
- Monday
- Drug Cases Rise (2025)
- 53%
- Narcotics Seized (2025)
- 1,240 tonnes
- States Cited in Plea
- Punjab and other states
- Key Demands
- Time-bound FSL reports, SOPs for search/seizure/sampling, special courts, property confiscation