The Supreme Court will take up on August 26, a plea seeking contempt action against Uttar Pradesh government for suspending IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for implementing the apex court's order on removing unauthorised religious structures on public land. The petition, before a bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, also named Chief Secretary Javed Usmani, working Chief Secretary Aalok Ranjan and the Centre as respondents.

The contempt petition was moved after a PIL seeking reinstatement of Nagpal, a 2010 batch IAS officer, and quashing of all proceedings against her was dismissed by the apex court on August 16, on the ground that there was no locus to move court in that regard.