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1. Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar to attend 57th GST Council meeting in Delhi on 8 October

Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar to attend 57th GST Council meeting in Delhi on 8 October

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is travelling to New Delhi to attend the 57th GST Council meeting being held at Bharat Mandapam. The high-level meeting, which was originally scheduled for 7 October, has been rescheduled for Thursday, 8 October, and will begin at 11:00 am in the Summit Room. The main agenda of the meeting is to improve tax-related procedures, speed up the GST refund process, and improve the rules governing input tax credit (ITC). Chief Minister Shivakumar will seek special relief on vehicle-related ITC and will support safeguards aimed at ensuring that genuine taxpayers do not lose their legitimate tax credit. Apart from the GST agenda, the Chief Minister will hold discussions with central officials on the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission and will press for Karnataka's long-pending drought-relief allocation. A few days earlier, Shivakumar had sought central assistance over the severe drought in Karnataka, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had also written to Prime Minister Modi seeking help. Kharge said the state is facing its most severe drought in recent years and stated on social media platform X that against an estimated loss of Rs 18,748.23 crore, Karnataka has sought Rs 3,705.30 crore in assistance under the NDRF and SDRF frameworks. Kharge said drought relief is a humanitarian necessity and should be viewed above political differences between the Centre and the state.

2. Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40 million in gold bars pleads guilty

Court records show that Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He had been accused of stealing $40 million in gold bars and was described as a former CIA official.

3. ED uncovers CSR bribery racket involving executives of 40 PSUs and banks

ED uncovers CSR bribery racket involving executives of 40 PSUs and banks

The Enforcement Directorate has unearthed a bribery racket involving top executives of at least 40 public sector undertakings and government banks, along with some corporate houses, in the siphoning off and laundering of hundreds of crores of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds channelled through multiple charities promoted by a class XII dropout who has been impersonating a medical doctor for close to three decades. According to the ED, the fake doctor, Dharmendra Kumar Chandradev, received CSR donations in his multiple trusts registered for the purpose of laundering money meant for charity and exempted from taxation, and these funds were returned to the "donor" in cash after retaining his commission. The racket involved corporate houses, hospitals, public sector companies and government banks, with top executives of the PSUs allegedly heavily bribed for releasing CSR funds. On October 1, the central agency carried out searches at eight locations across Maharashtra, Bengal, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR in connection with the bogus donations cases, seizing several pieces of evidence and details of transactions related to PSU executives and corporate hospitals, in addition to Rs 21 lakh in unaccounted cash. The ED estimated through its preliminary investigation that funds amounting to Rs 200 crore were routed through the mechanism, with the CSR mechanism utilised as a conduit for conversion of accounted funds into unaccounted cash. The agency said its probe revealed that CSR contributions from corporate houses were returned substantially in cash to the contributors after deduction of a small commission. Searches also revealed a network of agents and intermediaries who channelled CSR funds to the trusts, which were thereafter routed through shell entities controlled by market operators, and most of these entities have also been flagged in multiple GST fraud investigations. The ED said at least 40 PSUs and public sector banks across the country provided CSR donations to the trusts operated by the accused, that several projects were only partially executed or not executed in proportion to the funds received, and that vendor bills were inflated with excess funds routed through bogus or shell entities. Kickbacks and commissions were allegedly paid to intermediaries facilitating the CSR funding.

4. Punjab government moves Supreme Court against High Court order for CBI probe into bribe syndicate linked to Mann OSD

Punjab government moves Supreme Court against High Court order for CBI probe into bribe syndicate linked to Mann OSD

The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing and stay of a Punjab and Haryana High Court order passed on Monday directing a CBI investigation into Enforcement Directorate allegations that a bribe syndicate influenced transfers, postings, tenders and policy decisions through an officer on special duty in the Chief Minister's office. Hours before the Supreme Court took up the plea, the CBI carried out searches at Mann's camp office in Chandigarh and registered an FIR against his OSD and others. Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the state, asked a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana to hear the petition the same day at 2 pm, arguing that the High Court had brushed aside the state's preliminary objections, declined three weeks to Punjab Police to complete its preliminary inquiry, and directed a CBI probe contrary to the federal scheme of governance under the Constitution. The state said that if the High Court judgment is not stayed, the CBI will register an FIR against high public functionaries on untested material and the situation will become irreversible. The bench said the petition would be listed for hearing on Wednesday or Thursday. In its appeal, the state said the ED's Jalandhar zonal office sent a 150-page communication to the Punjab DGP on July 30 under PMLA, alleging that Nihal Gohal, whose premises were searched in May, influenced transfers, postings, tenders and policy decisions through an OSD in the CM's office. The DGP marked the communication, large parts of which were illegible, to the Punjab Bureau of Investigation on August 3; the bureau began a preliminary inquiry within two days, collected evidence from departments, and sent reminders to the ED on August 28, September 2 and September 5 asking it to depute an officer with complete records, but received no cooperation until September 7, the state claimed. The High Court ordered the CBI probe because of what it held to be inaction in registering an FIR on the material evidence sent by the ED, and said prima facie allegations of scams including cash for transfers, cash for favourable policies, cash for tenders and other illegal activities and corruption in high public offices had been substantiated by the ED with reference to WhatsApp chats and other information. The Punjab government argued that the High Court erred by sending the CBI into a state that had withdrawn consent to the agency to investigate within its jurisdiction, without citing exceptional circumstances warranting a CBI probe. It noted that in 2010 the Supreme Court had ruled that the Supreme Court and High Courts can direct a CBI probe in exceptional cases even in states that have withdrawn general consent.

5. Pakistan police register FIR over abduction and forced conversion of two minor Hindu sisters in Sindh

Police in Pakistan's Sindh province on Tuesday registered an FIR against two accused more than a month after two Hindu sisters were allegedly abducted, forcibly converted and married, according to PTI

1. Martanda Singh vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors. (01.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1125/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether a consensual relationship, which ended with a criminal case alleging sexual exploitation under the pretext of marriage, constituted criminal l

2. Prasanta Kumar Dhar and Ors. vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1124/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Prasanta Kumar Dhar and others against the State of West Bengal, concerning the partial quashing of an FIR related to allegations of dowry harassment

3. Sudha Rakesh vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1123/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the criminal proceedings against Sudha Rakesh, a General Power of Attorney holder, should be quashed, similar to the relief granted to the landowners by th

4. Ajit Kumar vs. State of Jharkhand (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1122/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal of Ajit Kumar against the State of Jharkhand, focusing on his conviction under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The core iss

5. Addl. Commr. Commercial Tax and Ors. vs. Cadila Health Care Ltd. and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1121/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the classification of 'GRD Powder' and 'GRD Mix' manufactured by Cadila Health Care Ltd. under the M.P. Commercial Tax Act, 1994. The core issue was whether these

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