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1. ED asks Punjab Police to register FIR against GMADA officials, Remiget directors over Rs 57 crore waiver

ED asks Punjab Police to register FIR against GMADA officials, Remiget directors over Rs 57 crore waiver

The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Punjab Police/Director General of Police seeking an FIR against senior officials of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and directors of Delhi-based Remiget Buildestates Private Limited. The case concerns alleged irregularities in a land deal and relief of about Rs 57 crore in dues given to a builder. The matter relates to a 1.13-acre Food Court site in Sector 62, Mohali, which was auctioned in September 2015 for Rs 32.50 crore. According to sources, the ED action is based on the statement of GMADA Chief Engineer Ajay Garg and documents gathered during the investigation; Ajay Garg was questioned in August. The agency is examining the process by which the company was granted a waiver of outstanding dues, approved at a GMADA meeting chaired by Chief Secretary-cum-Chairman KAP Sinha. In August, the ED questioned Ajay Garg, former Chief Engineer Sunil Kansal and then Estate Officer Hardeep Singh, and sought records and documentary evidence. The investigation is being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Sources said the ED has also relied on documents and other material found during a search at the GMADA office between September 22 and 24 that lasted about 50 hours. The agency is probing facts related to the land deal and the waiver of outstanding dues. After the ED wrote to the Punjab DGP for registration of an FIR, the Principal Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department withdrew the Rs 40 crore waiver given to the builder. The Principal Secretary, as revision authority, dismissed the company's revision petition and set aside an order passed on February 5, 2026 by the GMADA appellate authority-cum-Additional Chief Administrator. Last week, the ED arrested Jagmohan Garg in the Remiget investigation. Garg is a promoter of Tirupati Infraprojects. Remiget Buildestates (India) Private Limited is a related company controlled by Tirupati's promoters. After his arrest, Garg was sent to judicial custody. The ED investigation focuses on the relief given to the builder, decisions related to the land deal and the circumstances of alleged irregularities.

2. Maharashtra moves Bombay High Court seeking return of inspection powers from FSSAI

Maharashtra has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to take back inspection powers from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The dispute concerns the authority over food insp

3. Ohio Supreme Court upholds Lordstown data centre moratorium, denies developer's mandamus bid

Ohio Supreme Court upholds Lordstown data centre moratorium, denies developer's mandamus bid

The Supreme Court of Ohio, in a unanimous decision issued on October 20, rejected a bid by Bristolville 25 Developer LLC to compel the village of Lordstown to continue reviewing its proposed $3.6 billion data centre campus while a moratorium on new data centres remains in effect. The developer is seeking to build four three-storey data centre buildings and related infrastructure on industrial land in Lordstown, about 45 miles southeast of Cleveland, spanning 133 acres across the Trumbull-Mahoning county line, with the development valued at approximately $3.6 billion. Planning documents described a 1.65 million-square-foot campus; project representatives said it would use closed-loop cooling systems and could employ around 120 people across three shifts, with cooling water initially trucked to the site and discussions held with utility provider FirstEnergy on electricity requirements. Bristolville bought the land in February 2025 and delivered its draft site plan on October 20, 2025, beginning the village's site-plan review process just days before officials moved to restrict new data centres. The next day, the village's planning and zoning administrator told the company that a data centre ban was pending before council and that review could not begin until council decided. In November 2025, about 100 residents, mostly opposed to new data centres, attended a council meeting, and council voted 6-0 to ban new data centres. In January 2026, the village replaced the outright ban with a six-month moratorium and later extended it through the remainder of 2026. The village engineer conducted an initial review after the ban passed and found missing information, including stormwater management and utility plans; once the ban became a moratorium, the village suspended further review. Bristolville argued that because its plans were submitted when data centres were still permitted under local zoning rules, the project should continue to be reviewed under the earlier regulations, and it sought a writ of mandamus compelling the village to move forward with the approval process. The court found that Bristolville had only initiated the first stage of Lordstown's four-step review process and had not completed the requirements necessary to obtain the right to apply for a zoning permit, concluding that because the developer had not advanced far enough through the approval process before the moratorium took effect, village officials were under no legal obligation to continue reviewing the project. "Under the moratorium, the village is under no legal duty to proceed with a site-plan review," the court stated in its opinion. The project therefore remains on hold.

4. Baghpat woman found dead ahead of October 26 dowry verdict; family accuses Army man husband of murder

Baghpat woman found dead ahead of October 26 dowry verdict; family accuses Army man husband of murder

A woman, Rubina, was found dead in a sugarcane field in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, days before a court verdict in a dowry-related case involving her estranged husband, Alishan, who is an Army man. Her family has accused Alishan and five others of murder, alleging that he sent her a WhatsApp message asking her to meet him and bring their two-year-old son. According to relatives, Rubina left her parental home three days before her body was found, leaving the child and her phone behind. When she did not return, her relatives searched for her and later learned that a woman's body had been found in the sugarcane field; they identified it as Rubina's. The family suspects she was poisoned and strangled, saying her body had turned blue and blood was coming from her mouth. The cause of death is yet to be established and is pending a post-mortem examination. Relatives also alleged that Rubina was asked to delete their WhatsApp messages. Rubina's sister, Komal, said the couple had been in contact over the phone for three days before Rubina disappeared, and alleged that Alishan denied being with her when the family tried to reach him. Komal demanded the death penalty for those responsible, saying the family wanted "blood for blood". Rubina married Alishan around three years ago. Her relatives alleged that he assaulted her during a dispute within months of the marriage, and attempts by the families to reconcile the couple failed. Rubina returned to her parental home while pregnant and had been living there with her son for around two years. The marital dispute led to a dowry-related case in court, and her family said the verdict was scheduled for October 26, days before her body was found. Following a complaint from Rubina's family, police stepped in and recovered her body from the sugarcane field. The body was sent for a post-mortem, a case was subsequently registered, and a probe was launched. Police are investigating the circumstances of Rubina's death and the allegations against her husband and the five other accused.

5. Advocate arrested at Mumbai airport in Rs 28,000 crore pan-India cyber fraud case

An advocate was arrested at Mumbai airport in connection with a pan-India cyber fraud case involving Rs 28,000 crore. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) made the seventh arrest in the case.

1. Gir Vanvaso Resort vs. Pancard Clubs Limited (22.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1207/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Gir Vanvaso Resort and Pancard Clubs Limited, focusing on the ownership and possession of a resort under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Proces

2. Anumandala Rajesh Reddy vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. (24.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1206/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy against the State of Karnataka and others, focusing on whether the High Court erred in quashing proceedings initiated by Red

3. Indroneel Goho vs. Razouvonuo Thong and Ors. (29.09.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1203/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Indroneel Goho against Razouvonuo Thong and others, focusing on whether the criminal proceedings for cheating under Sections 417 and 420 of the IPC s

4. Zaki Ullah Khan vs. State of U.P. and Ors. (15.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1202/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the deed granting fishing rights to Zaki Ullah Khan constituted a lease of immovable property, thus requiring registration and stamp duty. The Collector of

5. Rasilaben and Ors. vs. Dinesh Deumal Harani and Ors. (21.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1201/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether Rasilaben and others should be impleaded as necessary parties in a suit filed by Dinesh Deumal Harani, who sought a declaration of his status as a tenant o

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