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1. Central agency probes alleged illegal mining in Punjab's Hoshiarpur after High Court rap

A central agency has begun a probe into alleged illegal mining in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, following criticism from the High Court. The operation was carried out on Wednesday. The central agency h

2. ED attaches Rs 130 Crore assets in Tirupati laddoo ghee adulteration case

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 130 crore in the Tirupati laddoo ghee adulteration case. The agency has also filed chargesheets in its money laundering probe in the matter.

3. Saudi Supreme Court overturns death sentence for Sri Lankan man

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has overturned the death sentence handed down in the case of a Sri Lankan man. The Sri Lankan government welcomed the Saudi Supreme Court's decision. The supplied rep

4. Supreme Court delivers split verdict in Dr. Jaya Thakur challenge to 2023 CEC and EC appointment law

In Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Union of India, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India heard a challenge to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election

Supreme Court delivers split verdict in Dr. Jaya Thakur challenge to 2023 CEC and EC appointment law

In Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Union of India, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India heard a challenge to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). On September 23, 2026, the Court delivered a split verdict. Justice Dipankar Datta held that since a Constitution Bench in Anoop Baranwal (2023) had settled the constitutional position on the mechanism for selecting the CEC and the ECs, the challenge to the 2023 Act needed to be examined in light of the principles laid down in that judgment. He observed that the Baranwal approach was simple and straightforward: a committee with executive predominance cannot be entrusted with selecting impartial umpires such as the CEC and the ECs, and a three-member committee comprising the Prime Minister and another Union Minister clearly demonstrates such executive predominance, so the law governing selection and appointment must consciously avoid those vices. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, however, held that given the importance of the issues involved, the case should be referred to a larger Constitution Bench. After delivering separate and divergent opinions, the judges passed a common order expressing their desire for an expeditious hearing of the case by a Constitution Bench. The net result is that a decision on the validity of the legislation governing the appointment of the CEC and the ECs will take further time. According to the article, a statute that is on the face of it illegitimate and unconstitutional will have an extended lifespan solely because of the reference ordered on the basis of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma's opinion. The law envisages a Prime Minister's Committee to select the CEC and the ECs, with the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Minister chosen by him forming two-thirds of the Committee, making the Opposition leader's presence merely ornamental. Had the Bench struck down the law, it would have radically altered India's electoral and judicial history, particularly at a time when people are sceptical of electoral institutions and the electoral process. The legitimacy of the 2023 law and the decisions of the Commission are now being questioned by Opposition parties and others, including the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Protests are mounting across the country, with many people calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The article says this demand has a strong moral basis, but replacing an individual alone cannot provide a permanent solution to systemic flaws. It adds that the Court failed to take up the issue in time, and the order referring the matter to a larger Bench in Dr. Jaya Thakur will amount to an institutional confession of that failure. The statute that overturns the Baranwal principle and grants the CEC and the ECs lifelong immunity for their acts and words while in office needs to be repealed, and a fresh law incorporating the principle of a neutral body selecting the CEC and the ECs should be put in place. The article also says it is important to revisit the controversial revision of electoral rolls and undo its consequences. The order in Dr. Jaya Thakur contains political and moral lessons, and although it does not decide the challenge, some of Justice Datta's observations are significant. Justice Datta quoted Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's speech of October 28, 1951, in which Ambedkar said that government servants were influencing elections in favour of the party feeding them and their dependents, and referred to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's charge at the inaugural session of the Bhartiya Jan Sangh in Delhi that government servants were helping the Congress and thereby nullifying elections from being free and fair.

5. CCB arrests absconding man in ₹1.12 crore Deepavali chit fund fraud

The Central Crime Branch arrested Vigneshwaran, 29, of Perambur, who was absconding in two cases involving an alleged ₹1.12 crore Deepavali chit fund fraud. He ran VSP Enterprises on M.H. Road with hi

1. State of Maharashtra vs. Sudhir and Ors. (13.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1163/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether Sudhir, a lecturer terminated from a "no grant-in-aid" college, could be absorbed as a surplus lecturer under the Maharashtra Universities Act

2. Arcis Clean Energy Pvt. Ltd. vs. Parshva Innovation (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1161/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the Delhi High Court had jurisdiction to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, in a dispute between Arci

3. Hemant D. Shah HUF and Ors. vs. Chittaranjan D. Shah HUF and Ors. (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1160/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the 2nd and 3rd Respondents, Chittaranjan D. Shah HUF and others, should be included in arbitration proceedings concerning a disputed property. The court e

4. Hardev Construction Private Limited vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1159/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the rejection of Hardev Construction Private Limited's bid for a railway project by the Union of India due to non-submission of the original Bid Security, despite

5. Union of India through its Secretary and Ors. vs. SGT Girish Kumar and Ors. (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1158/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a request by the Union of India for clarification of a prior judgment granting ex-servicemen disability pension with broad banding benefits. The Union argued that

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