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Compensation for officer persecuted by Uttar Pradesh government(17.11.2015)
The Supreme Court awarded a former officer in the Indian Forest Service Rs. 10 lakhs for allegedly being falsely implicated by the incumbent governmen.....
Tags : Corruption, public service, persecution, proof
Essar’s petition for trial with other 2G scam accused dismissed(29.09.2015)
The Supreme Court, dismissing Essar’s plea to be tried with other accused in the 2G scam, held that a Penal code offence could not be tried with a Pre.....
Tags : 2g scam, penal, corruption, trial, together
CBI not investigating agency of court(23.12.2015)
The Delhi High Court allowed petitions against an order of the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 directing the Central Bureau.....
Tags : Special court, corruption, investigation, cbi
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No mercy for abuse of position of trust(01.09.2015)
Noting that a bus conductor's position was one of trust within a transport company as he was responsible for collection of fares, and checks to bolste.....
Tags : Corruption, mercy, position of trust
Officers of private bank punishable under POCA(23.02.2016)
Officers of a private bank, specifically its Chairman, Directors and other Officers are ‘public servants’ who can be prosecuted under the Prevention o.....
Tags : Prevention of corruption, bankers, public duty
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Rajya Sabha Clears Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill(20.07.2018)
Rajya Sabha has passed the anti-corruption bill that seeks to punish bribe givers for the first time with imprisonment of up to a maximum of seven yea.....
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Parliament Passes the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018(25.07.2018)
Parliament has passed an anti-corruption Bill namely the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that provides for punishment to bribe givers .....
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Supreme Court: Retirement Due to Efflux of Time Irrelevant While Determining Criminal Liability(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the public servant retired from service due to efflux of time, it would not be a relevant consideration.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Corruption
SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Challenging Bail Granted to Former ADGP in a Case Corruption Case(31.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed Chhattisgarh Government's plea challenging bail granted to suspended ADGP in a case filed under Prevention of Corruption A.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Corruption
Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-Lokayukta(22.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against Former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption and extortion scam within.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Former Lokayukta, corruption, extortion
J&K&L HC: If Allegations in FIR Are Not Substantiated, Continuance of Investigation is Abuse of Law(20.05.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while quashing an FIR against a SHO has observed that if allegations made in the FIR are not substantiated by th.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Corruption, FIR, Abuse of process of law
Rajasthan HC: Whether POC Act Can be Invoked Against Private Person Requires Consideration(28.06.2022)
Rajasthan High Court while granting bail to a Chartered Accountant has held that whether or not the provisions of Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act c.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Prevention of Corruption, Private Person
Delhi HC Seeks CBI Response over Graft Plea Against AIIMS(05.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a reply in a matter pertaining to alleged irregularities in purchases, worth .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Corruption, AIIMS
Delhi HC: Judges Should Not Breach Trust(09.01.2017)
Delhi HC, while transferring a corruption case from one trial court to another, has observed that a judge who does not record court proceedings "hones.....
Tags : Delhi HC, corruption case
CBI Court Refuses Default Bail to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(11.07.2022)
Special CBI court has refused bail to former Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case related to police transfers and posting.....
Tags : CBI Court, Bail, Corruption
J&K&L HC: Public Servant Can’t be Prosecuted Under Other Penal Law, if Sanction under POCA is Denied(12.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it is not open to the investigating agency to file a challan on the same set of facts against th.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Prevention of Corruption, Challan
SC: Karnataka HC's Observations Against ACB Irrelevant in Bail Application(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court while staying the directions passed by the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has held that the judge while .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Observations, Bail
SC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL Challenging Prevention of Corruption Act Amendments(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), challenging two amendments to the Prevention .....
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Madras High Court Suggests Death Penalty for Corruption(04.11.2020)
Madras High Court has opined that the Central Government should consider imposing death penalty as a punishment for corrupt practices, as done in fore.....
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J&K&L HC: Elaborate Reasons Not Necessary While Issuing Entrustment Orders(08.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that merely because elaborate reasons have not been given in entrustment orders passed by Superintend.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Entrustment Orders
Karnataka HC Abolishes Anti-Corruption Bureau and Transfers Cases to Lok Ayukta(12.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that State government is not justified in creating Anti-Corruption Bureau by way of an executive order when the field of.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Lokayukta Act
Bombay HC Directs ACB to Probe Allegation of Corruption In Traffic Police Dept(24.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Additional Director General of Maharashtra's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to supervise an inquiry into corruption charg.....
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Long Pendency Amounts to 'Special Reason' for Imposing Less Penalty in Corruption Case: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reduced punishment imposed on a man who was convicted for receiving a bribe of Rs. 1200 in the year 1985, to 'period already undergo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Corruption Cases
Kerala High Court: VACB May Take Over State Government(21.02.2017)
Kerala HC came down heavily on Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) over its stand on its probe into allegations regarding promotion of N. Sankar.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
Supreme Court: Report Based on Public Views on Judicial Corruption is Not Contempt(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a report based on public views regarding corruption in judiciary may not invite contempt of court action and that such.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Corruption
Telangana HC Exempts YS Jagan Reddy from Personal Appearance in Corruption Case Before CBI Court(29.08.2022)
Telangana High Court has exempted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy from personal appearance before the Court in a series of corrupti.....
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SC Asks for Compilation of Corruption Allegations Against Allahabad HC Judge(11.12.2018)
Supreme Court has asked for a compilation of corruption allegations against Justice Ram Krishna Gautam, who was appointed judge of the Allahabad High .....
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Delhi HC Seeks CBI's Response on Order for Investigation in Corruption Case Against Maneka Gandhi(23.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on Bharatiya Janta Party Member of Parliament, Maneka Gandhi's plea challeng.....
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Delhi HC: Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act Not to Apply to Offences Taken Place(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, does not apply to the offences which have already taken place.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act
SC: ‘Known Sources of Income' Means Sources Known to Prosecution And Not to Accused(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that term ‘known sources of income’ in Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 would mean the sources known .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prevention of Corruption, Sources of Income
SC: Mere Possession of Currency Notes Not Sufficient to Constitute Offence u/s 7 of PCA(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere possession or recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to constitute an offence under Section 7 of the Preven.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bribe, Offence u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act
Rajasthan HC Rules 'Sanction Not Necessary to Order Preliminary Inquiry Against Public Servant'(24.04.2017)
Rajasthan High Court has recently held that there is no requirement of previous sanction under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act for ordering.....
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CIC: Non-traceability of File No Excuse to Deny Information Under RTI(24.04.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that when information is being sought by applicant, non-traceability of file cannot be used as an excuse to de.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Prevention of Corruption Act
Bombay HC: Order Under Prevention of Corruption Act to Demonstrate Application of Mind(25.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has ruled that an order granting permission or sanction to prosecute an individual under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 must.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Order Under Prevention of Corruption Act
SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking to Set Up Anti-Corruption Courts in All Districts(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking the setting up of anti-corruption courts with a mandate to dispose of each case within a year in.....
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption
Karnataka HC Orders Conditional Release of Cash Seized in Connection with Corruption Case(12.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has ordered conditional release of Rs 53.46 Lakhs cash seized from a private company and an individual during raids conducted by .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Corruption Case
Delhi High Court Says 'No' to Audit of India Against Corruption Accounts(18.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking an audit of accounts of India Against Corruption (IAC), an anti-corruption movement spearheaded by Anna .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, India Against Corruption
MP HC: Magistrate Rejecting Closure Report in Corruption Case Can’t Direct Police to Obtain Sanction(09.12.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot decline to accept the closure report and simultaneously direct the State to obtain sanctio.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Corruption, Police, Sanction
Bombay HC Grants Bail to Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(12.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act regarding illega.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Corruption, Anil Deshmukh
SC: Direct Evidence of Bribe Demand Not Necessary for Conviction Under POCA(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that direct evidence of demand of bribe is not necessary to convict a public servant under the Prevention of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitution Bench, Prevention of Corruption Act, Bribe Demand
SERVICE - Corruption is Spreading Like Cancer: Madras HC(12.03.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that courts cannot show any leniency or misplaced sympathy over charges of corruption, which is fast spreading like can.....
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Delhi HC: 'Unexplained Delay of 10 Years in Corruption Probe, Chargesheet Still Awaiting Sanction'(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has quashed the three FIRs that were registered by Anti Corruption Branch against a senior doctor in 2012 and 2013, observing that th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anti Corruption, FIR
SC Stays Order Restoring 'Land De-Notification Corruption Case' Against CM Yediyurappa(05.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court, restoring the corruption case filed against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, in relation .....
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Madras HC Directs Govt to Apprise it of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Mechanisms(09.04.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to apprise it of the structure of vigilance and anti-corruption mechanism set up in the State, the.....
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SC: Permissible to Hold Discrete/Open Inquiry at Pre-FIR Stage in Corruption Cases(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it is permissible to hold discrete/open enquiry, at pre-FIR Registration stage more particularly in cases where the al.....
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Meg. HC: CBI’s Jurisdiction to Investigate Ceases if Chargesheet Doesn’t Involve Offence Under PCA(14.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that when the offences under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) are dropped from chargesheet, CBI’s Ju.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Prevention of Corruption, Jurisdiction, CBI
Delhi HC Rejects AAP Govt Plea Seeking Contempt Proceeding Against ACB Chief(12.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain AAP Government’s Petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) Ch.....
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SC Quashes CBI Investigation Against Former Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside Uttarakhand High Court order which had directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate corruption allegation.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CBI, Corruption, Trivendra Singh Rawat
Delhi High Court Adjourns Anti-Corruption Branch’s (ACB) Power Case(12.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has adjourned hearing on cases related to conflict between Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi and Centre over powers of ACB and aut.....
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SC: Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Doesn’t Dilute Need of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution Bench judgment that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a convictio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Circumstantial Evidence, Reasonable Doubt
SC Acquits Man Convicted for Taken Bribe of Rs. 300 Twenty Years Ago(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that demand and recovery both must be proved to sustain conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has acquitt.....
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SC: HCs’ Must Maintain ‘Hands Off’ Approach at Investigation Stage in Corruption Cases(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it would be desirable if high courts maintain a hands-off approach and not quash a FIR pertaining to corruption cases,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Corruption, Quashing, FIR
CIC Directs Disclosure of Numeric Data of Officers Facing Corruption Charges(04.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed Government to disclose numeric details of pending as well as disclosed Departmental/ Vigilance/ Court case.....
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Delhi HC Stays Proceedings Against DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal(13.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while staying proceedings against Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal over corruption allegations has asked.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Prevention of Corruption, Delhi Commission for Women, Nepotism
Supreme Court Says Court Must Deal Corrupt People With an Iron Hand(08.09.2015)
SC while ordering termination of services of conductor in UP State Road Transport Corporation for allowing 25 passengers to travel ticketless in 1992,.....
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Kerala HC: FIR in Corruption Cases Need to be Registered Only After Conducting Preliminary Enquiry(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking the registration of certain corruption complaints, ruling that the First Information Report in.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, FIR in Corruption Cases
Madras HC: All Women Police Stations are reduced to Stations of Corruption(30.06.2023)
Madras High Court while directing DGP to fine tune the system and bring stations back to their original alacrity, has remarked that it is disappointin.....
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Karnataka HC: CAs, Though Not Public Servants, Can be Prosecuted Under Prevention of Corruption Act(04.10.2017)
Karnataka High Court has held that a Chartered Accountant (CA), though not a public servant can be prosecuted under the provisions of the Prevention o.....
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Kerala HC: Quasi-Judicial Order Not in Favour of Government Not Sufficient for Corruption Case(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a quasi-judicial order passed by a public servant or a statutory authority which was incorrect or not in favour of the.....
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SC: Approver Need Not be Examined as Witness When Cognizance Taken by Special Court Under PC Act(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that question of Approver being examined as a witness by the magistrate does not arise when Special Court chooses to take cogni.....
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Ker HC: Can’t Discourage Use of AI Cameras for Detecting Road Violations Over Corruption Allegations(26.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even though there may be objections regarding transparency of the project and even corruption allegations, the use of .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, AI Cameras, Road Violations, Corruption
Madras HC: Corruption in Present-Day India Pervades All Levels and All Services(14.07.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that corruption has become deep-rooted and is galloping unchecked and unhindered, remarked that corruption in presen.....
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MP HC: State Police Can Probe Corruption Cases Against Central Govt Employees(31.10.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that State police or Special Police Establishment (SPE) have powers to probe offences of bribery and corruption aga.....
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SC: Registration of FIR in Corruption Case is Sufficient for ED to Launch Probe(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while clarifying that generation and acquisition of proceeds of crime are like Siamese twins which would amount to money laundering, has.....
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Provisions Of PC Act Can’t Be Dropped On Mere Filing Of Status Report, Says Delhi HC(12.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be dropped on mere filing of the status report by the probe agenc.....
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Kerala HC: 'Criminal Breach of Trust' & 'Misappropriation' Must to Prove Offence U/S 13(1)(c) PC Act(25.07.2023)
Kerala HC while upholding the conviction of Lower Division Clerk under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has observed that ingredients of crimina.....
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Gujarat High Court Suspends JMFC over Corruption Charges(23.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court has suspended a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) who was facing corruption charges.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Judicial Magistrate First Class, corruption charges
SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused to grant anticipatory bail to Lieutenant Colone.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Gaurav Relhan, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Investigation Into Allegations of Bribery Against Judges(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea seeking a SIT probe into bribery allegations involving higher judiciary.
Tags : Supreme Court, Judiciary, Corruption
Supreme Court: Corruption Can’t Be Condoned Even If Amount Involved is Meagre(15.11.2017)
Supreme Court, while upholding dismissal of a bus driver from service of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, has observed that acts of corruption/misap.....
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Kerala HC Directs VACB to Conduct Investigation into Charges of Corruption Against Bishwanath Sinha(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct and complete the further investigation in three months into .....
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P&H HC: Despite Increase in Salaries of Govt. Employees’ Salaries, Corruption Continues in the State(19.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that although the salaries of the government employees have increased handsomely over the years but corruption .....
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JKL HC: Offences Under PoC Act can be Invoked Against Person Discharging Public Duty(27.09.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that offences under Prevention of Corruption (PoC) Act can be invoked not only against a public serva.....
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P&H HC Directs Punjab DGP to Decide Advocate's Representation on Corruption in RTO Dept(26.10.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Director-General of Police, Punjab to take a decision on the representation submitted by a lawyer seeki.....
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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Issues Guidelines to Curb Pre-Poll Corruption(22.10.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued guidelines and directions to the State Election Commission and the State Government to ensure free and fair election.....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Take Stringent Action on Medical Corruption(09.12.2019)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Government to implement the regulations providing mechanism to deal with medical corruption in Jammu and.....
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Kar. HC: PoC Act Provides Two Fold Protection to Public Servants(11.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that PoC Act has conferred a two-fold protection to public servants for offences under the Act; firstly, a prior approva.....
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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Entertain PIL on Alleged Corruption in Madarsas(05.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a farmer to point out corruption in the appointment of .....
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Del. HC: Insolvency Professional Doesn’t Fall within Meaning of “Public Servant” under the PC Act(20.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Insolvency Professional does not fall within the meaning of “public servant” as prescribed in any of the clauses of sub.....
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Madras High Court: Nothing Works Without Bribe in Corporation(16.08.2018)
Madras High Court has said that corrupt activities of officials are rampant and people are unable to get approvals, certificates and documents from th.....
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Madras High Court: Nothing Works Without Bribe in Corporation(16.08.2018)
Madras High Court has said that corrupt activities of officials are rampant and people are unable to get approvals, certificates and documents from th.....
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Delhi HC: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act Not to Operate Retrospectively(25.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, so far as it substitutes Section 13(1)(d) of the principal Act, doe.....
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Supreme Court: Acquittal under PC Act Cannot be Based Only on the Ground of Invalid Sanction(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that acquittal of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) cannot be based on the sole ground of invalid sanc.....
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Delhi Court Directs CBI to Hand Over Documents from Chargesheet in INX Media Case(19.02.2020)
Delhi Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to handover P Chidambaram and his son, Karti Chidambaram, certain documents filed along w.....
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Karnataka HC: ACB does not Seem to be Functional Visibly(05.08.2016)
Karnataka HC, while observing that newly formed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) does not seem to be functional visibly, has said it was the duty of the S.....
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SC: Co-Accused can be Tried after Death of Graft Accused(11.08.2016)
SC has held that death of a tainted public servant before trial begins in a corruption scam does not bar a special court from trying the fellow accuse.....
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