The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Madhya Pradesh Government to decide within two weeks on granting sanction to prosecute state minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for his alleged objectionable remarks targeting Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi following Operation Sindoor.A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant noted that the Special Investigation Team had completed its probe and submitted the final report. However, further proceedings have been stalled as the report awaits mandatory sanction from the state government under Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with the promotion of communal hatred and ill-will, it said.”You have been sitting over the SIT report since August 19, 2025. It is January 19, 2026. The statute casts an obligation on you and you must take a call,” said the CJI.After perusing the SIT’s sealed cover report, it noted that the panel had sought the government’s sanction to prosecute him after investigating various aspects.”We direct the state of Madhya Pradesh to take an appropriate step for sanction in terms of law,” it said even as the state government’s counsel said it had not acted on the SIT’s request as the matter was pending here.Junks ‘publicity interest litigation’ on judicial reformsTaking strong note of a PIL seeking sweeping judicial reforms, the Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over a “publicity interest litigation” and junked it, saying the court should not be used as a platform to address cameras stationed outside.Petitioner Kamlesh Tripathi had sought a mandate that every court in India must decide a case within a one-year timeframe.However, a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant wondered how it could issue a direction mandating that all cases be decided within one year.“You want to change the country, right? You don’t need to file such a petition; you can simply write a letter and send it to me… Don’t file petitions just so you can speak in front of the cameras outside,” the CJI told the petitioner.Asks Centre to rehabilitate mentally-ill homeless peopleDescribing homeless people suffering from mental illnesses as “destitute to the extreme” and “most vulnerable”, the Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre a last opportunity to come up with standard operating procedures for rehabilitating them.A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath posted a PIL for hearing on February 9 after the Centre’s counsel sought some time to file a reply to the plea.”We are giving you a last opportunity to frame the SOPs and file the reply. It is a sensitive issue and all depends on the effective implementation of the SOPs. These are people who are destitute to the extreme and most vulnerable. Please file the draft SOPs on the next date of hearing,” the Bench told senior advocate Nachiket Joshi, who represented the Centre.