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1. 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.

2. Delhi court grants bail to 17 protesters, seeks police report on custodial torture allegations

Delhi court grants bail to 17 protesters, seeks police report on custodial torture allegations

Several protesters arrested earlier this week after demonstrating outside the Parliament Street police station in Delhi demanding an FIR against a police officer accused of harassing a woman journalist held a press conference in Delhi on Friday, alleging physical assault, verbal abuse and custodial mistreatment. The woman journalist was covering a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. News Diggy founder Gajendra Singh Bharangar, who was among those held while demanding an FIR against ACP Vivek Bhagat, said two students identified as Dharmendra and Samarth, who were among the detained, were told they were being taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital but were instead taken to the Mandir Marg police station, where they were beaten with belts and batons. He added that many of those sent to Tihar Jail were questioned about their caste and religion, with some inmates referring to them as "cockroaches". On October 5, a city court granted bail to all 17 accused and sought a report from Delhi Police on allegations of custodial torture levelled by two protesters. Delhi Police had registered a case against the 17 accused, alleging that they were part of an unlawful assembly, obstructed a public area, roughed up police personnel and caused damage to public property. Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar of the Patiala House Courts, acknowledging the gravity of the allegations, pointed out that while any person has the right to protest peacefully, assaulting police officers on duty is a matter of serious concern, and the court also noted that the medico-legal cases of the accused were not conducted immediately after the incident. Bharangar and other activists and journalists on Friday demanded an FIR on the woman journalist's complaint, an impartial probe into the alleged sexual harassment and an independent inquiry into their alleged custodial assault, and said they are also planning to file a fresh complaint alleging harassment and assault by the police while in custody.

3. Madhya Pradesh High Court strikes down 2019 law raising OBC reservation to 27%, calls it unconstitutional

Madhya Pradesh High Court strikes down 2019 law raising OBC reservation to 27%, calls it unconstitutional

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday struck down a 2019 State law that increased reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from 14% to 27%, holding that the government could not demonstrate any "extraordinary conditions or emergent situations" to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation. A Division Bench of Justices Anand Pathak and Vinay Saraf in Jabalpur, in a 159-page order, termed the Madhya Pradesh Public Service (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Amendment Act, 2019, brought during the 15-month Congress government of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, as "unconstitutional". The Bench directed State recruitment authorities to fill the 13% posts that have been on hold since September 2022 in all government jobs with unreserved candidates within three months, based on the already existing selection lists. The judgment followed years of hearing on a number of petitions filed by students from unreserved categories who had challenged the Amendment Act of August 2019, which had followed an ordinance brought in by Mr. Nath's government in March that year. While the matter remained sub judice, various recruitment drives in the State faced court stays, prompting the State Government, then run by the BJP, to come up with an 87:13 formula in September 2022, which was approved by the High Court. This allowed recruitment on 87% of vacancies while putting the remaining 13% on hold till the matter was resolved. At present, two separate lists from the lower portion of the successful merit list — one of unreserved and one of OBC candidates — are prepared for the 13% posts and withheld, to be released once the case is settled. The court said appointments made with 27% reservation between March 2019 and September 2022 will remain safe. Describing the matter as a case of "extent of reservation", the High Court said that on the basis of data available in higher education and public services, it appeared the OBCs are adequately represented as per Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India and are very much part of the mainstream. The High Court took note of the Supreme Court rulings in the Indra Sawhney and Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil cases and said no extraordinary conditions or emergent situations existed in the government's case. It held that the case is not about grant of reservation but the extent of reservation, that OBCs are certainly entitled to reservation to the extent of 14%, that no case is made out for increasing it from 14% to 27%, and that the 50% ceiling fixed by the Supreme Court is to be adhered to, so OBCs are entitled to reservation to the extent of 14%, not 27%, in public services and higher education. The High Court also highlighted government datasets showing that OBCs, in addition to their 14% reservation quota, are securing approximately 50% of open competition seats in the State; it noted that 60% of seats in Madhya Pradesh are reserved for SC, ST, OBC and Economically Weaker Section categories, leaving 40% in the open category, and that the data indicates OBCs secure 14% of seats through their reservation quota and the remaining 20% from open competition. The court further noted that Madhya Pradesh is politically dominated by OBCs, with four Chief Ministers in regular succession and more than 25% of Ministers and MLAs from the OBC category, and held that no case is made out over inadequacy of representation in political, educational, economic or social fields, observing that all parameters demonstrate adequacy of representation and even advancement of status overall.

4. Madhya Pradesh High Court strikes down OBC quota hike, sets three-month deadline to fill posts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down an increase in the OBC reservation quota. It directed that posts be filled from unreserved-category lists. The court set a three-month deadline for fillin

5. NIA files 535-page chargesheet against four in Kishtwar attack, says conspiracy traced to Pakistan

NIA files 535-page chargesheet against four in Kishtwar attack, says conspiracy traced to Pakistan

The National Investigation Agency on Friday, October 9, 2026, filed a chargesheet against four terrorists, one local and three slain Pakistan-based terrorists, in connection with an encounter in the Chenab Valley's Kishtwar earlier this year. An NIA spokesman said the 535-page chargesheet details the conspiracy and the role of the three dead terrorists, including Saifullah, commander of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad, in the attack. The arrested individual, identified as Maneer Ahmed from Naidgam in Inderwal's Chatroo, was charged with voluntarily harbouring and concealing terrorists involved in attacks on security forces and civilians in the hilly district of Kishtwar. He faces charges under sections of the UAPA for waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border, the NIA said. The NIA said it investigated the case for five months and traced the conspiracy in the case to Pakistan, and that further investigation is continuing. The terror attack took place on February 22 at Chatroo's Wani Mohalla, Passer Kote, in Kishtwar district. The attack involved three terrorists led by terror commander Saifullah, affiliated to Kashmir Tigers (Azrael Group), which acts under the proscribed terror organisation JeM. Retaliatory fire from the security forces led to the killing of all three, the NIA said. The agency found that the group, which was active in the upper reaches of Kishtwar, had conducted several attacks that killed security personnel and locals.

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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