The Supreme Court questioned why the CBI was being used to “fight political battles” while hearing the Jharkhand Assembly recruitment case. The Court refused to allow a preliminary CBI inquiry and criticised the agency’s early involvement.
The Supreme Court criticised the CBI’s handling of the Vimal Negi case, calling some investigators “absolutely bogus officers.” The court questioned the probe’s credibility while granting anticipatory bail to HPPCL official Desh Raj.
In the R G Kar rape-murder case, the victim’s mother told the court that the CBI has done everything to shield the real culprits and has failed to file the supplementary chargesheet, despite repeated requests from the grieving family.
A Delhi court rejected Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi’s request to halt day-to-day hearings in the IRCTC scam case, citing Supreme Court orders for speedy trials of MPs and MLAs. The case involves alleged bribes of land and shares for hotel contracts during Yadav’s tenure as Railway Minister.
After nearly three years in jail, former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee is set to walk free as the court completes witness examination in the school jobs recruitment scam. The Supreme Court had earlier called his continued custody a “travesty of justice.”
The Supreme Court has sought responses on a plea challenging the quashing of a corruption case against Congress leader and former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu. The petition alleges tender irregularities and bribery in the Punjab Food Grains Transport Policy, 2020–2021.
The Supreme Court has moved a hit-and-run case against a probationary judicial officer from Punjab to a Delhi court after the victim’s family alleged bias. The Bench also directed that any further probe be handled by the Delhi Police.
The CBI claims Yes Bank lost more than Rs 2,700 crore after Rana Kapoor invested heavily in Anil Ambani-led companies. The charge sheet accuses both of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and corruption.
Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi have asked a Delhi court to stop daily hearings in the IRCTC scam case, citing multiple pending trials and ongoing election duties. The CBI opposed the plea, stressing Supreme Court’s directive for speedy trials of MPs and MLAs.
The Calcutta High Court ordered a joint SIT of the CBI and West Bengal Police to investigate four cases against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, while quashing 15 FIRs and lifting his earlier protection from new cases.
