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1. Contempt plea in Supreme Court alleges Delhi Metro stations closed despite October 9 order

Contempt plea in Supreme Court alleges Delhi Metro stations closed despite October 9 order

A contempt of court petition has been filed before the Supreme Court alleging that Delhi Metro stations remained closed despite the Court's October 9 order against a complete shutdown of public transport ahead of proposed protests at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The petition, filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi, seeks initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chairperson D Thara for alleged wilful disobedience of the Court's directions. Tripathi has alleged that despite the order, DMRC announced that entry and exit gates at 45 Metro stations would remain closed from 9 PM on October 9 until 6 PM on October 10. According to the petitioner, he personally visited GTB Nagar and Vishwavidyalaya Metro stations around 9.30 PM on October 9 and found entry gates closed. At GTB Nagar, gates 1 and 2 were closed while gate 3 permitted only regulated exits. Tripathi claims to have video-recorded gate 2. At Vishwavidyalaya station, the entry gate was allegedly shut while only the exit gate remained open. Tripathi claims that when he visited Jantar Mantar around 8.30 PM, only police and paramilitary personnel were present. The petition has also alleged continued train cancellations and inadequate publicity of revised transport arrangements. The plea seeks directions to the officials concerned to appear personally before the Court and explain why contempt action should not be initiated. It also seeks immediate withdrawal of blanket restrictions and restoration of regulated transport services. On Friday, a Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had said that there should not be complete closure of metro trains or other forms of transport. The Court intervened after petitions challenged restrictions on Metro and railway services ahead of protests called by the Cockroach Janta Party and other groups. The Court described the restrictions as overreaching and distinguished between regulating public transport and prohibiting it altogether. It recorded Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's assurance that authorities would reconsider the restrictions. The Court also required DMRC, railway authorities and Delhi Police (Traffic) to file compliance reports within four days. Tripathi, who was not a petitioner in those petitions, has now separately sought permission to institute contempt proceedings.

2. Delhi High Court says retirement corpus cannot be treated as monthly income for interim maintenance

Delhi High Court says retirement corpus cannot be treated as monthly income for interim maintenance

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar, held that a spouse's accumulated retirement savings cannot be treated as recurring monthly income when a court decides a claim for interim maintenance. The Bench said courts must distinguish between accumulated retirement savings and the interest or other returns generated from such investments. "The retirement corpus is accumulated capital. It cannot, merely because it is substantial, be treated as if it were a monthly income. A retired person cannot be expected to consume his or her retirement savings merely for the reason that such savings exist. At the same time, where the retirement savings are invested and generate interest or other returns, such recurring returns are income and have to be considered," the Court observed. The observations were made while the Bench upheld the dismissal of an application by a retired government teacher seeking interim maintenance from her husband. The Bench held that the woman had sufficient independent income and financial resources to meet her reasonable needs during the pendency of matrimonial proceedings. The Court was hearing an appeal by the wife against a Family Court order refusing her maintenance under Section 24 of Marriage Act, 1955. The Bench noted that the Family Court had placed considerable reliance on the wife's retirement benefits and investments in assessing her financial position, and clarified that while the entire corpus could not be treated as recurring monthly income, it remained relevant to the overall assessment of her financial resources. The Court further held that determining interim maintenance under Section 24 of Marriage Act is not a mathematical exercise involving a mere comparison of the spouses' incomes. "Section 24 is intended to secure reasonable support and the necessary expenses of litigation; it does not contemplate reimbursement of every item of expenditure disclosed by the claimant irrespective of its nature or necessity," the Bench said. It added that the fact that a claimant's disclosed expenditure exceeds her recurring income would not, by itself, establish entitlement to maintenance, and that the claimed expenditure must first be assessed for reasonableness. The Bench also cautioned that the mere existence of savings or investments cannot, by itself, disentitle a spouse from claiming maintenance, and that courts must examine the nature of the assets, the income actually generated from them and the claimant's reasonable needs. The parties married in October 1983 and have two adult children. The husband, a retired Army officer, instituted proceedings seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty, and the wife, a retired Central Government teacher, sought interim maintenance under Section 24 of Marriage Act during those proceedings.

3. Punjab and Haryana High Court criticises Haryana over 3-year inaction on MGNREGA Ombudsman report, warns of independent probe

Punjab and Haryana High Court criticises Haryana over 3-year inaction on MGNREGA Ombudsman report, warns of independent probe

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has criticised the Haryana authorities for taking no action for over three years on a MGNREGA Ombudsman's report that recorded diversion and misappropriation of funds and directed registration of an FIR, saying the authorities "woke up from their deep slumber" only after a public interest litigation was filed. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor directed the Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak, to appear in person with the records, and warned that if it was not satisfied with the action proposed it would consider referring the matter to an independent agency for investigation. The Bench observed that if matters involving allegations of financial misappropriation are dealt with in such a manner by the senior-most officers of the District Administration, there is every likelihood that such instances would go unattended and ultimately result in no meaningful action being taken. The PIL concerns alleged irregularities in implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Block Sampla, District Rohtak. The Court noted that the Ombudsman appointed under the scheme had submitted a report in 2023 recording findings of diversion and misappropriation of funds by the authorities responsible for implementing it, and had directed that an FIR be registered and the matter investigated. On 01.09.2026 the Court noted that despite the Ombudsman's report and a preliminary report substantiating the diversion, no FIR had been lodged and no action taken, and it directed the Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak, to examine the matter and file a personal affidavit on its status. In his affidavit dated 18.09.2026, the Deputy Commissioner stated that a complaint was received in 2023 from the Haryana Home Minister's office, routed through the MGNREGA Commissioner, and was referred to the Ombudsman, District Rohtak, who then directed the Chief Executive Officer, DRDA, Rohtak, to register an FIR against the Block Development and Panchayat Officer and other erring officials of Block Sampla. Annexed to the affidavit was an inquiry report by the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Sampla, which the Court said "completely gives a clean chit" to the block-level authorities and exonerates them. An FIR was, however, lodged against one individual connected with Gram Panchayat Samchana, Block Sampla. The petitioners also filed an application stating that petitioner No. 1, Ram Chander, aged about 72, was physically assaulted when he visited the SDO's office, and a photograph said to support the allegation was annexed. The Bench held that no action had been taken on the Lokpal's recommendations for more than three years, and that only after the PIL was filed and the Court issued directions was an FIR registered, in September 2026, and that too against one individual, while the officers specifically implicated in the report of the MNREGA Lokpal have not been proceeded against. The Bench said the manner in which the affidavit was filed "leaves much to be desired", noting that the Deputy Commissioner's affidavit basically relies upon the same material.

4. ED files PMLA complaint against former SBI officer Preeti Singh in Rs 7.96 crore Manpur branch fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna against Preeti Singh, a former field officer of the State Bank of India, in connection with a fraud of

ED files PMLA complaint against former SBI officer Preeti Singh in Rs 7.96 crore Manpur branch fraud

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna against Preeti Singh, a former field officer of the State Bank of India, in connection with a fraud of Rs 7.96 crore at the bank's Manpur branch in Gaya. The complaint seeks her trial and conviction. According to the ED investigation, Singh misused her position, manipulated records, created fake accounts, removed the bank's charge over fixed deposits and repeatedly used the same deposit as security to obtain overdraft facilities, approving and operating 68 accounts in her own and relatives' names. The alleged fraud generated proceeds of crime of Rs 7.96 crore, which she used for personal and family expenses and to create new fixed deposits for another loan. The bank later recovered the outstanding overdraft from pledged fixed deposits, and Singh returned the remaining amount with financial help from family and relatives; the ED alleges she had already enjoyed the benefit of the proceeds before repayment. The money laundering investigation was based on a CBI FIR and a chargesheet filed on 30 December 2022, and the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was filed in the special court on 30 September 2026. In a separate case, the ED filed a prosecution complaint in the special PMLA court in Patna on 29 September against six accused for defrauding Punjab National Bank account holders in Muzaffarpur of Rs 1.29 crore. The accused are Mohd Zafar Iqbal, Nitesh Kumar Singh, Santosh Anand, Rajesh Kumar, Manjhay Kumar Singh and Kundan Kumar. The ED sought their conviction. The investigation started on the basis of two FIRs registered by Bihar Police. It is alleged that Zafar Iqbal and his associates, with help from PNB officer Nitesh Kumar Singh, withdrew money from account holders' accounts and swapped mobile SIMs so the account holders did not receive transaction messages. On 11 December 2025, the ED searched four locations linked to the accused and found and froze Rs 83 lakh of proceeds of crime in four bank accounts. The investigation found that the defrauded money was sent to bank accounts in different cities, then cash was deposited through hawala and ATMs into Zafar Iqbal's personal accounts and his firm, and distributed among the accused. Further investigation is ongoing.

5. Agra: Cyber fraudsters impersonating ATS officer extort Rs 72.24 lakh from elderly man; FIR registered

Cyber criminals in Agra impersonated Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officers and defrauded Vinod Kumar, a resident of Sikandara, of more than Rs 72.24 lakh. They placed him under digital arrest by claimin

1. Rajnikant Dudhabhai Parmar vs. The State of Gujarat and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1144/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Rajnikant Dudhabhai Parmar against the State of Gujarat, challenging the High Court's decision to quash his discharge in a criminal case involving ar

2. Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive vs. The State of Maharashtra (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1143/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the reversal of Ramkrushna Prahllad Dongardive's acquittal by the Bombay High Court for the offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, concerning alleged

3. Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1142/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies, which allegedly influence medical prescriptions and impact public health. The petitioners,

4. Shubham Equipment Private Limited and Ors. vs. Rothwell Water Company Limited and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1141/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the arbitration petitions filed by Shubham Equipment Private Limited (SEPL) and others against Rothwell Water Company Limited (RWCL) and others, concerning dispute

5. Modern Asset vs. KNK Construction Private Limited (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1140/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether an Operational Creditor (Modern Asset) who suffered a significant reduction in claims during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) can be purs

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