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1. Special CBI court issues open non-bailable warrant against Vaishali Mane in Rs 40,000 crore money laundering case

Special CBI court issues open non-bailable warrant against Vaishali Mane in Rs 40,000 crore money laundering case

The special CBI court at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi issued an open non-bailable warrant (NBW) on 14 October against Vaishali Mane, an accused in the money laundering case linked to Reliance Communications (RCom) involving about Rs 40,000 crore. Special Judge Ajay Gulati passed the order while hearing an application by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED has filed a chargesheet against Vaishali Mane in the matter but has not arrested her. The court said that in view of the nature and gravity of the money laundering allegations against the accused, issuing an open non-bailable warrant to secure her presence was appropriate. The court clarified that the warrant will remain in force until it is executed or the court cancels it, and directed the investigating agency to file a report on Vaishali Mane's verified address and the steps taken to execute the warrant. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for 16 November. During the hearing, the court was told that an earlier non-bailable warrant issued against Vaishali Mane could not be served. The investigating agency filed a status report and a panchnama in this connection. According to the report, officials visited Vaishali Mane's last known address to gather information, where her mother stated that Vaishali Mane has been living in the United States since her marriage in 2015 and last came to India in 2021. Senior Advocate Zoheb Hossain, appearing for the ED, told the court that a non-bailable warrant had also been issued against Vaishali Mane earlier on 27 April. Notices and summons, including through email and WhatsApp, were sent to her to join the investigation, but she did not appear. According to the court record, a refusal report was received in respect of a summons issued on 19 February calling upon Vaishali Mane to join the investigation on 2 March. As she still did not join the investigation, the ED requested the court to issue a warrant. In this case, former director of Reliance Communications Puneet Narendra Garg has been in judicial custody since his arrest in January 2026. The ED is investigating the money laundering case linked to RCom and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG).

2. Allahabad High Court rules religious freedom gives no right to specific plot for cemetery

Allahabad High Court rules religious freedom gives no right to specific plot for cemetery

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right to freedom of religion, including the right to perform last rites according to religious beliefs, does not entitle a community to claim a specific plot owned by a local body for use as a cemetery. A bench of Justices J J Munir and Indrajeet Shukla delivered the ruling on Monday while dismissing a petition filed by the Christian Community Welfare Society, which had challenged the rejection of its request to convert barren land in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, into a Christian cemetery. The society, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, approached the court through its president, Vinay Kumar Paul, stating that one of its objectives is to help perform the last rites of Christians. It argued that the existing Christian cemetery at Begamabad Budana was running short of space, causing considerable hardship to Christians in the surrounding area. The society had challenged a January 7 order of the Ghaziabad district magistrate rejecting its proposal to earmark and reserve 0.342 hectares in Visokhar village for a Christian cemetery, a proposal that required changing the land's recorded classification from Class 6(4), or barren land. The court said converting land entrusted to a gram sabha or local body into public-utility land for use as a graveyard is an executive decision, and that authorities must weigh several factors and possible circumstances before taking such a decision. It stated that no one has a justiciable right to seek conversion of a particular non-public utility land into public-utility land. The bench added that if there is a shortage of burial space, authorities may consider such a request while keeping in mind the wider and diverse public interests of residents in the area, and held that any request for land must be decided by the authorities after considering the broader public interest.

3. Kerala High Court to decide Pinarayi Vijayan's appeal plea against CMRL FIR order

Kerala High Court to decide Pinarayi Vijayan's appeal plea against CMRL FIR order

The Kerala High Court is likely to decide on Thursday whether former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others can appeal against a single-judge order directing the registration of an FIR against them in the alleged CMRL bribery case. Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and her husband P A Mohamed Riyas have claimed that the single judge did not hear them before issuing the October 9 order. The appeals followed the registration of two FIRs by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau's Special Investigation Unit-1 against Vijayan and his family members. A bench of Justices K Natarajan and Johnson John will decide the applications seeking permission to appeal against the single judge's order. The bench reserved its decision on October 13. During the hearing that day, the bench asked the state government why it had ordered a preliminary enquiry after the Enforcement Directorate provided information about alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act involving Vijayan, Veena and Riyas. Advocate General Jaju Babu told the court that the government wanted to verify the allegations because the ED had not provided the state police with several other materials connected with the matter. The bench also asked the appellants why they had not challenged the FIRs after their registration. It further asked whether an accused or a person likely to be named as an accused should always be heard before an FIR is registered in a criminal case. Lawyers for the appellants argued that they should have been heard because the court was considering a writ petition and its order would affect them. They also said the appellants could not challenge the FIRs in court once the High Court had ordered their registration. The appellants further claimed that the petition on which the single judge passed the order was in the nature of a public interest litigation. They argued that it should therefore have been heard by a division bench dealing with such petitions. The High Court had on October 9 directed the registration of a case based on a report submitted by the ED to the state police. The ED sought the registration of a case based on evidence collected during its investigation and searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The agency has alleged that CMRL fraudulently paid Rs 2.78 crore to Veena's now-defunct company, Exalogic Solutions, under the guise of IT consultancy services. The High Court will now decide whether Vijayan, Veena, Riyas and the other appellants can challenge the single-judge order that led to the registration of the two FIRs in the alleged bribery case.

4. Jantar Mantar alternatives to attract GST, cost protesters over a lakh

Alternatives to Jantar Mantar for holding protests will attract GST and cost protesters over a lakh,. A total of Rs 1,21,080 will be charged to book the Ramlila Maidan.

5. Madurai Bench of Madras High Court grants conditional bail to K. Jayapal in Kavin caste killing case

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court grants conditional bail to K. Jayapal in Kavin caste killing case

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court granted conditional bail to K. Jayapal, the cousin of Surjith, the main accused in the Kavin Selvaganesh caste killing case. Jayapal had filed an appeal against an order of the II Additional District Judge (PCR), Tirunelveli, declining to grant him bail. He had been arraigned as a co-accused in the case. Justice S. Karthikeyan granted conditional bail to Jayapal. The court said that, even as per the case of the prosecution, the appellant was not directly involved in the crime, but had actively participated in the conspiracy, preparation, and execution of the caste killing. The court said that, according to the prosecution, the appellant, being a close relative, intentionally aided the main accused, who destroyed evidence at his quarry. The allegations against the appellant pertained only to intimidation and aiding in the screening of evidence after the crime. The appellant was arrested on August 13, 2025, and had been incarcerated since then. The prosecution relied on 70 witnesses, and 37 documents were collected to substantiate its case. There was no likelihood of completion of trial in the near future. Considering the gravity of the offence, the overt act alleged against the appellant, the time to be taken for completion of the trial, and the quashing of charges in respect of the co-accused, the court said it was inclined to grant bail to the appellant, subject to stringent conditions. The appellant was directed to report before the trial court every day at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. till further orders. He was directed not to enter the place of occurrence of the crime. He was also directed not to contact the victim's family. Recently, the High Court quashed the charge sheet filed by the CB-CID against Saravanan and Krishnakumari, the parents of Surjith. Kavin, from Arumugamangalam near Eral in Thoothukudi district, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste community, was in a relationship with S. Subhashini, a Siddha doctor from Palayamkottai. Kavin was murdered in Tirunelveli on July 27, 2025. Surjith, who is Subhashini's younger brother, was arrested on charges of murder.

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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