The Allahabad High Court ordered Uttar Pradesh to improve pay and service conditions for KGBV teachers. The ruling treats prolonged insecure contracts and inadequate remuneration as unconstitutional forced labour.

Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla have appealed their death sentence before the Allahabad High Court. They allege the trial court relied on conjecture, procedural lapses and unproven circumstantial evidence.