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1. Kerala High Court orders FIR against additional district and sessions judge over minor son's fatal Mercedes crash

The Kerala High Court on Monday permitted the police to register a case against an additional district and sessions judge whose minor son drove a speeding Mercedes car into a 55-year-old man, killing

Kerala High Court orders FIR against additional district and sessions judge over minor son's fatal Mercedes crash

The Kerala High Court on Monday permitted the police to register a case against an additional district and sessions judge whose minor son drove a speeding Mercedes car into a 55-year-old man, killing him on the spot. The court ordered that the FIR be registered at the administrative level after the police sought permission to register a case against the judge. The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday near Cheranallur while the victim, Jayabalakrishnan, was returning home on his scooter after closing his food shop; the judge's minor son hit him with the Mercedes. The police registered a case against the minor and produced him before the Juvenile Justice Board, which released him on bail. He was taken into custody again after the victim's family staged a protest outside the Cheranallur police station. The victim's daughter told reporters on Monday morning that she will continue the fight for justice for her father and will not let the judge or his minor son escape responsibility for Jayabalakrishnan's death. She also said she does not trust the police, alleging that they were lenient with the minor boy because he is a judge's son. She further said that such incidents involving minors are being treated as normal and that they are allowed to escape the reach of the law despite committing serious offences because they are minors. (With inputs from news agency PTI)

2. Supreme Court permits Ashish Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri for Diwali under existing conditions

Supreme Court permits Ashish Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri for Diwali under existing conditions

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra and an accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur violence case, to visit his hometown Lakhimpur Kheri to celebrate Diwali with his family, according to Press Trust of India. The court said the visit would remain subject to conditions imposed earlier, and Mishra shall return on October 16. Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Mishra, sought permission for the visit. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana stressed that the trial must be completed on time without being rushed, stating that there should not be a tearing hurry but also no prolonged delay, and that balance has to be maintained by the prosecution. The case relates to violence in Tikunia in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3, 2021. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed during a protest against Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area. The four farmers were run over and killed by an SUV, while the driver and two BJP workers were allegedly lynched by angry farmers. A journalist also died in the violence. The Uttar Pradesh government's counsel told the bench that the trial court judge hearing the case had been transferred by the Allahabad High Court. The court was also informed that a new public prosecutor had been appointed and that 90 of the 131 witnesses had been examined. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the victims, said they were satisfied with the developments in the case. Judicial officer Lokesh Rai took charge as the District and Sessions Judge of Lakhimpur Kheri on October 14, replacing Shiv Kumar Singh, who had been hearing the case. On October 5, the Supreme Court asked the Allahabad High Court chief justice to act quickly on allegations that the presiding officer had transferred several cases to himself and acquitted the accused. The state government appointed advocate Kapil Katiyar, who is also a government advocate, as the special public prosecutor, replacing public prosecutor Prabhakar Brahm Mishra, who was holding charge as additional district government counsel. On August 6, the Supreme Court had refused to further relax the bail conditions imposed on Mishra, the prime accused in the case. In December 2023, the trial court framed charges against Mishra and 12 others, including charges of murder and criminal conspiracy, clearing the way for the trial to begin. The Supreme Court has now permitted Mishra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri for Diwali under the existing conditions while calling for a balanced approach to ensure that the trial is neither rushed nor unnecessarily delayed.

3. Supreme Court allows Ashish Mishra to return to Lakhimpur Kheri for Deepavali, directs expeditious trial

Supreme Court allows Ashish Mishra to return to Lakhimpur Kheri for Deepavali, directs expeditious trial

The Supreme Court was informed on Monday (October 26, 2026) that the trial judge hearing the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case, in which Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, is a prime accused, had been transferred. The transfer followed a September direction by a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to examine allegations made by victims through advocate Prashant Bhushan against the judicial officer. Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Ashish Mishra, described the transfer as routine and unrelated to the victims' suspicions, while Bhushan said it may be only a preliminary step. Counsel for Uttar Pradesh submitted that 90 of 131 witnesses had been examined and over 41 remained, and that a Special Public Prosecutor had been appointed for the trial. The case arises from October 3, 2021 violence in Tikunia, Lakhimpur Kheri district, during a farmers' protest against a visit by Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya; four farmers were mowed down by a sports utility vehicle, a driver and two BJP workers were allegedly lynched by angry farmers, and a journalist also died. In December 2023, the trial court framed charges against Mishra and 12 others, including murder, criminal conspiracy and other offences. When interim bail was initially granted in January 2023, the Supreme Court directed that Mishra must not stay in Uttar Pradesh or enter Lakhimpur Kheri except to attend trial proceedings or court hearings. On Monday, the apex court allowed him to return to Lakhimpur Kheri to join his family for Deepavali festivities and said the trial court must hear the case expeditiously. In September, Bhushan alleged that the judicial officer had withdrawn several cases involving offences under narcotics and SC/ST atrocities laws to himself and acquitted the accused concerned; that the presiding officer issued a non-bailable warrant against his client after he failed to appear due to illness; and that the public prosecutor had been changed midway, with the new one having only four months' experience. The Bench directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look for a senior public prosecutor with considerable experience in conducting the sessions trial.

4. Madras High Court dismisses K.N. Nehru review application in DVAC cash-for-jobs case

Madras High Court dismisses K.N. Nehru review application in DVAC cash-for-jobs case

The Madras High Court on Monday (October 26, 2026) dismissed a review application filed by former DMK Minister K.N. Nehru seeking reconsideration of the court's February 20 direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to register a case forthwith in the multi-crore cash-for-jobs scam during his tenure. A First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refused to modify the direction issued by a Bench comprising former Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Murugan early this year while disposing of a writ petition filed by AIADMK Rajya Sabha member I.S. Inbadurai. Because the direction was not complied with immediately, the writ petitioner filed a contempt of court petition on February 20 against the then Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (in-charge) A.T. Durai Kumar. The then DMK government and Mr. Nehru filed individual review applications on March 16. When the contempt petition and the two review applications were heard together by the Bench led by Chief Justice Dharmadhikari on April 28, the Bench recorded the submission of senior counsel V. Raghavachari for the contempt petitioner that the petitioner would not precipitate the proceedings till the next hearing on June 23. On June 5, senior counsel P.H. Arvindh Pandian, representing Mr. Nehru, mentioned the matter before the First Bench and complained that the DVAC was initiating coercive action against the review applicant. Advocate General Vijay Narayan then told the court that the DVAC had registered a First Information Report (FIR) that day, that he was not aware of any oral undertaking given by his predecessor, and that he had given a legal opinion to the DVAC to register the FIR as per the February 20 direction. He also said the State government intended to withdraw the review application filed during the DMK regime to save its then Minister. After recording his submissions, the judges said no harm would be caused to the State if further proceedings were kept in abeyance till the final disposal of the contempt petition and the review applications. They reserved their judgement on August 10 and directed the DVAC not to take any action until the orders were pronounced. The background is that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on October 27, 2025 shared a 232-page dossier with the then Tamil Nadu Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) levelling the cash-for-jobs allegation in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department led by the then Minister Mr. Nehru. The ED had found incriminating materials in April 2025 during a search and seizure operation connected with a bank fraud case at premises associated with Mr. Nehru's brother N. Ravichandran, and shared the information with the DGP under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The materials reportedly disclosed several crores of rupees exchanged through hawala transactions for filling 2,538 posts of Assistant Engineers, Junior Engineers and Town Planning Officers in the MAWS department, receipt of bribes of ₹25 lakh to ₹35 lakh per person, and sharing of call letters with candidates before they were officially selected and appointed. Observing that the ED's materials were sufficient for the DVAC to register an FIR, the Bench led by former Chief Justice Shrivastava said the dossier contained solid material to arrive at a prima facie conclusion of corruption to the tune of several crore rupees in offering and securing government jobs. Criticising the DVAC for conducting only a preliminary inquiry even after receiving the ED dossier, the Bench said it raised serious doubts and concern.

5. ED questions K.N. Nehru's brother Ravichandran in ₹22 crore bank loan fraud probe

ED questions K.N. Nehru's brother Ravichandran in ₹22 crore bank loan fraud probe

The Enforcement Directorate's searches against the family of Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister and senior DMK leader K.N. Nehru continued for a second day on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, with the central probe agency taking his businessman brother K.N. Ravichandran to its Chennai office for questioning, official sources said. The action was launched on Monday, April 7, 2025, at multiple locations in Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore. According to the sources, Ravichandran was taken to the ED office in Chennai for recording of his statement. The probe pertains to an alleged ₹22 crore bank loan fraud linked to a real-estate entity named TVH Group, promoted by Ravichandran. The CBI filed an FIR in this case in 2021. The premises of the Minister, whose son Arun Nehru is a Lok Sabha MP, were also covered in the searches. The ED is also investigating loan funds allegedly routed to a trust 'controlled' by the family, and some more financial transactions and 'complaints' filed against the realty group are under the agency's scanner, the sources said. Premises linked to the probe in Tiruchirappalli, the hometown of K.N. Nehru, were covered on Monday, April 7, 2025. Reacting to the searches, Tamil Nadu Law Minister S. Regupathy on Monday, April 7, 2025, slammed the BJP-led Central government, alleging that the 'ED is an ally of the BJP, just like the parties of Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) and Nitish Kumar (JD-U)'. He said, 'We regard the ED as its (BJP) ally and nothing more,' and termed the agency a 'non-political partner'.

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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