The nationwide policy shift follows a Texas judge's ruling that federal permitting rules are unconstitutional now that their associated tax has been eliminated.
The state government failed to give temple authorities and its chief priest a fair hearing before taking over the administration of the Anjanadri Hill shrine.
The bench said demonstrators lack basic amenities like toilets at the current site, while also reinforcing its ban on the commercial exploitation of court videos.
The bench demanded a fresh medical assessment of the tusker after the state failed to explain what it has done since being ordered to take custody of the animal in June.
The court put on hold a Delhi government directive forcing trial court lawyers to use biometric tracking, ruling on claims it violates privacy and delays justice.
The decision comes as police clamp down on weekend demonstrations and the Supreme Court separately protects students from prosecution over past rallies.
A 28-year-old man was shot in the neck during a federal operation in Marble Hill, sparking clashes outside a hospital and a high-level political dispute.
Witnesses and first responders took the stand as prosecutors challenged the defence's claim that Rodney Hinton Jr was legally insane when he ran down a deputy.
The retired judge alleged the Election Commission misrepresented facts to the court, as separate apex court rulings addressed death sentence remissions and suicide abetment.
He spent more than 22 years in prison for a quadruple murder before the US Supreme Court threw out his conviction due to racial bias in jury selection.
