Jharkhand High Court reduces the sentence of a former fund clerk convicted in a ₹300 bribery case dating back to 1993, citing three decades of trial agony and period already undergone.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court acquits two Gujarat Panchayat employees in bribery case, holding that demand of bribe must be proved beyond reasonable doubt before presumption under Section 20 can arise.
Supreme Court grants regular bail to former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey in a land mutation corruption case, citing completed investigation, chargesheet and parity with co-accused.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer found guilty in a departmental inquiry of taking money on false promises of securing Class IV jobs in the judiciary.
Madras HC orders tribunals to conclude long-pending corruption enquiries within 3–4 months, saying corruption can be eradicated through dedicated and consistent action.
Centre tells SC a high-level expert panel will redraft NCERT’s judiciary chapter after the top court flagged controversial Class 8 textbook content.
Supreme Court bans NCERT Class 8 textbook over ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ chapter, issues contempt notices and orders nationwide seizure.
NCERT updates Class 8 textbooks to address judicial backlog and corruption, citing 4.7 crore pending cases and accountability mechanisms in India’s courts.
Supreme Court rules that wrong bail orders alone cannot justify removal of a judicial officer without proof of corruption, misconduct, or extraneous considerations.
Delhi High Court quashes Lokpal orders against railway official Mujahat Ali Khan, holding that denial of a mandatory hearing under Section 20(3) vitiated proceedings.
Delhi court upholds continuous trial rule in IRCTC scam, rejecting Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi’s plea for adjournments in corruption case.
SC issues notice on plea seeking EC rules to regulate political parties, ensuring transparency, accountability and curbing black money misuse.
SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL alleging Arunachal CM Pema Khandu awarded govt contracts worth crores to family firms; NGOs demand CBI/SIT probe.
SC dismisses WB govt’s review plea in teachers’ recruitment scam; upholds invalidation of 25,753 tainted appointments to protect selection purity.
Supreme Court upholds acquittal in corruption case, ruling that demand, acceptance, and recovery must all be proven beyond doubt.
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