India, July 20 -- The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings before the Allahabad High Court in a long-pending public interest litigation (PIL) relating to the alleged custodial death of a physically disabled man in Mainpuri in 2009, agreeing to examine a high court order that directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to recover missing video evidence while making sweeping observations against multiple institutions, including the high court itself and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on appeals filed by the Uttar Pradesh government and Ajay Kumar Mishra, the then senior superintendent of police (SSP), Mainpuri, who is presently posted as inspector ...