SC: Disciplinary Clean Chit Doesn't End Criminal Case
India's Supreme Court clarifies that exoneration in a departmental inquiry does not automatically terminate criminal prosecution in bribery cases. Understand the legal distinction.
India's Supreme Court clarifies that exoneration in a departmental inquiry does not automatically terminate criminal prosecution in bribery cases. Understand the legal distinction.
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani told Bombay HC that summoning court staff for poll duty was an 'inadvertent misreading' of SEC order. The court stayed the order and will clarify the law.
Bombay High Court demands explanation from BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani for issuing directives to subordinate court staff for civic election duty. Next hearing in three weeks.
Bombay High Court reprimands BMC Commissioner for requisitioning court staff for election work. Bench orders civic chief to 'save' himself and find alternatives. Read the full story.
CBI's Shillong branch registers a bribery case against a former Canara Bank chief manager and two others for allegedly taking bribes to sanction loans worth Rs 2.78 crore in Assam. Read the full details.
Special CBI Court dismisses bail for suspended Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar in bribery case. Recoveries include Rs 7.5 crore cash, 2.5 kg gold. Read the full details.
Madhya Pradesh High Court issues notice to state govt over petition challenging 100% reservation for women in 286 nursing faculty posts. Hearing on Jan 5.
A special PMLA court remands former Surendranagar collector Rajendrakumar Patel to ED custody till January 7. The agency alleges a massive bribery network for land-use changes, with over Rs 10 crore in bribes. Read the shocking details.
A Delhi court convicted an MCD Junior Engineer and two others for demanding a bribe to allow house construction. The CBI caught one accused red-handed. Sentencing on January 5.
Bombay High Court stays BMC Commissioner's letters directing court staff for election duty, questioning his power. Key details on the legal challenge and implications for Mumbai's civic polls.
In an urgent late-night hearing at the CJ's residence, Bombay High Court restrained the BMC Commissioner from requisitioning subordinate court staff for civic polls, citing constitutional control. Next hearing on Jan 5.
In an urgent late-night hearing, the Bombay High Court restrained the BMC Commissioner from requisitioning subordinate court staff for civic election duty and demanded a personal explanation. The court cited a 2008 exemption and constitutional authority.
Karnataka High Court upholds bribery proceedings against assistant prosecutor, ruling the crime is in the demand, not the completion of work. Key details inside.
Karnataka High Court dismisses assistant public prosecutor's petition against Lokayukta proceedings in a Rs 40,000 bribery case. Justice MI Arun clarifies that demanding a bribe is an offence regardless of work outcome.
Karnataka High Court dismisses an Assistant Public Prosecutor's plea to quash a bribery case. The court upholds the FIR, citing sufficient grounds for investigation. Read the full details.
Bihar State Civil Court Employees' Association announces a two-day silent protest in January 2026 over pending service demands like pay revision and SOP. Read details.
A CBI court in Ahmedabad sentenced a former DRT recovery inspector and an advocate to two years' rigorous imprisonment for demanding a Rs 3.5 lakh bribe. Details inside.
A CBI court in Ahmedabad sentenced a former DRT inspector and a lawyer to two years' rigorous imprisonment for demanding a Rs 3.5 lakh bribe in a 2009 case. Read the full details of the trap and conviction.
A head constable in Dewas was arrested by Lokayukta for accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe to suppress a domestic complaint. The sting operation unfolded at the women's police station. Read the full details.
Karnataka High Court refuses to quash Lokayukta probe against former information commissioner in Rs 1 lakh bribery case. The investigation is currently underway. Read the latest details.
Kerala govt suspends DIG Vinod Kumar after VACB case for taking bribes from inmates' kin & amassing illegal wealth. Probe reveals digital payments, parole manipulation. Read details.
Anti-Corruption Organisation nabs two education department officials red-handed in Shahjahanpur for taking a bribe to restore a headmaster's salary. Details of the sting operation inside.
Two Central GST officials arrested for demanding a Rs 10 lakh bribe from a hotelier have been sent to judicial custody. The CBI caught them red-handed in a trap. Read the full details.
A special CBI court finds former SEBI AGM RP Singh guilty of demanding a bribe from Rose Valley's Gautam Kundu in 2010. Sentence to be announced Tuesday. Read the full details.
A Gurugram Police ASI was arrested by the ACB in Jodhpur for taking a Rs 50,000 bribe. The arrest followed a complaint from a Rajasthan resident. Read the full details of the corruption case.
CBI arrests Defence Ministry official in a bribery and criminal conspiracy case after seizing Rs 2 crore cash. Details on the ongoing investigation and implications.
CBI arrests Lt Col Deepak Sharma in a defence clearance bribery scandal, seizing Rs 2.33 crore. The Defence Ministry calls it proof of the government's 'zero tolerance' policy against corruption. Read the full details.
CBI arrests Lt Col Deepak Kumar Sharma and Vinod Kumar for alleged bribery involving a Dubai-based defence firm. Rs 2.23 crore seized. Read the full details of the corruption scandal.
CBI arrests Lt Col Deepak Sharma & wife Col Kajal Bali in a bribery case linked to defence exports. A Dubai-based company also under probe. Read the full details.
Rajasthan High Court overturns conviction of 3 RPF personnel, ruling trap operations alone insufficient for bribery conviction. Key legal principles clarified. Read the full analysis.