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January 14, 2026, 05:32 PM - 3 min read
A bench of Justices Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 provision of the anti-graft law that mandates a prior sanction for initiating a probe against a government servant in a corruption case.The observation came while holding that section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act is unconstitutional and needs to be struck down.
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January 13, 2026, 04:31 PM - 4 min read
Considering the divergent views, the Court ordered that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for a fresh consideration of the issues by an appropriate bench.The provision, which was introduced in 2018, had been challenged by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL).
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November 30, 2025, 02:25 PM - 2 min read
Since 2019, Assam has arrested 430 government employees on corruption charges, with another 25 booked for possessing disproportionate assets, official documents show. Most cases remain under trial, with no convictions yet, even as charge sheets have been filed and several employees dismissed from service.
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November 13, 2025, 04:08 PM - 4 min read
The Enforcement Directorate is set to open a money-laundering probe into the Sabarimala gold scam as former Devaswom Board chief N Vasu becomes the latest to be arrested in the case.
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August 31, 2025, 01:01 PM - 5 min read
A total of 2,281 such corruption cases were pending trial for more than 10 years and up to 20 years, and 379 for more than 20 years, said the report made public recently by the anti-corruption watchdog.
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June 2, 2025, 05:17 PM - 3 min read
According to the CBI, Lalu Prasad Yadav is accused of granting employment in the Indian Railways in exchange for land parcels offered by candidates or their family members.
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