Bihar Advocate General P K Shahi voluntarily relinquished his constitutional post, saying the decision was entirely his own. He clarified that he had not resigned but stepped aside to enable the new BJP-led Bihar government to independently appoint government counsels.
The Patna High Court directed the Government of Bihar to halt eviction of Mahadalit woman Saroj Devi from a Musahar settlement in Begusarai. Justice Ajit Kumar passed the order while hearing her petition.
