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1. Indore police file FIR against Garba organiser over security lapses, seal garden and cancel permission

Indore police file FIR against Garba organiser over security lapses, seal garden and cancel permission

Indore police have taken action over violations of security conditions at Garba events in the city. In the Vijay Nagar police station area, the remaining permission for a Garba programme held at Sajan Prabha Garden was cancelled and the premises was sealed. An FIR was registered against the organiser, Roshni Srivastava, who had obtained permission for the event under the name 'Raas Ratri Garba'. According to Vijay Nagar station in-charge C.K. Patel, a young man allegedly entered the venue without an entry pass on Wednesday night and was found lying in the field in an intoxicated state. A video of the incident circulated on social media, after which police took the matter seriously. The organiser was required to check entry passes, maintain security arrangements and monitor the premises, and the entry of the man without a pass was treated as a serious lapse in security. On Thursday an FIR was registered against the organiser under Section 223(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The organiser had been granted conditional permission for the Garba event from 11 to 19 October, daily from 7 pm to 11 pm, with an entry fee of Rs 200 per person. Police have also registered a separate case against the man who entered the premises without authorisation and are trying to identify him. Permission for another Garba programme held at a hotel was also cancelled and the event stopped. The action is expected to increase caution among organisers regarding security arrangements and compliance with permission conditions.

2. Kerala High Court suspends ex-DGP Tomin Thachankary's four-year sentence in disproportionate assets case

Kerala High Court suspends ex-DGP Tomin Thachankary's four-year sentence in disproportionate assets case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday suspended the four-year prison sentence of former Director General of Police Tomin J Thachankary in a disproportionate assets case, PTI reported. Justice A Badharudeen granted the relief to Thachankary, who had been sentenced by a vigilance court to four years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 30.84 lakh. The High Court noted that the former DGP could not produce material and documents before the investigating officer to account for the wealth he was accused of amassing beyond his known sources of income, and said that prima facie the finding of the Special Judge could not be faulted in any manner. However, despite the state's objection, the court held that since the sentence imposed is only four years, it can be suspended by imposing necessary conditions in the interest of justice. The court directed Thachankary to first deposit 75 per cent of the fine imposed by the Special Court, and then to execute a bail bond of Rs 5 lakh with two solvent sureties within a further period of one week. It stated that the bail bond could not be executed and he could not be released on bail until he deposited 75 per cent of the fine. The court also directed that he shall not involve himself in any other crimes, warning that any such involvement, if reported or coming to the court's knowledge, would be a reason to cancel the order suspending the sentence and the consequential bail granted, and restrained him from leaving India without its prior permission. The order came on Thachankary's appeal against his conviction. According to the appeal, the FIR registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau initially covered assets allegedly amassed between January 1, 2003, and March 1, 2005, a period later extended to July 4, 2007; searches were conducted at several premises on July 4, 2007, and documents were seized. A final report was filed after the investigation and the case was transferred between vigilance courts before the Vigilance Court in Kottayam took it up in 2020. Thachankary said the state government later ordered a further investigation after he complained that several sources of his income had not been considered and that the investigating officer's calculations contained errors; the High Court later quashed that government order, holding the government could not direct such a further investigation, but allowed the investigating agency to use the evidence collected during it. Thachankary alleged that none of those documents was produced before the trial court despite his application under Rule 19(4) of the Kerala Criminal Rules of Practice, and that when questioned under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure during trial he denied the circumstances cited against him and submitted a further statement explaining the alleged calculation errors and the circumstances in which he claimed he had been falsely implicated. In his appeal he argued that the conviction was illegal and could not be sustained, that the evidence had been wrongly assessed, and that the court had relied on incorrect calculations by the investigating officers.

3. Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya files FIR against husband alleging abuse and murder conspiracy

Uttarakhand minister Rekha Arya files FIR against husband alleging abuse and murder conspiracy

Uttarakhand Women and Child Welfare Minister Rekha Arya filed a police complaint at the Cantonment police station in Dehradun against her husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, also known as Pappu Girdhari, seeking registration of an FIR and legal action. She alleged domestic violence, threats to her life, caste-based abuse, and a conspiracy to kill her, and expressed concern for the safety of her minor children. In a video message, Arya said an audio recording had deeply shaken her and prompted her to approach the police to protect her children, and she urged women of all social standings not to tolerate domestic abuse. She said she would continue to discharge her duties in accordance with the Constitution despite her personal distress. In the complaint, Arya said she married Sahu on July 6, 2004, according to Hindu customs and rituals. She identified herself as a member of a Scheduled Caste notified in Uttarakhand and alleged that Sahu, a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, does not belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community. Arya alleged that Sahu concealed an earlier marriage when they married, presenting himself as unmarried, and that she discovered several years later that he had already been married and had children from that marriage. By then, she said, they had children together and she remained silent after family advice and out of concern for her children's future. She further alleged that Sahu's behaviour changed in recent times and that she discovered his alleged relationships with other women. According to the complaint, when she objected, he initially acknowledged the alleged wrongdoing and apologised verbally and in writing, but she claimed he continued the alleged relationships. Arya alleged that her objections led to physical assaults, verbal abuse, and threats to kill her. She also accused Sahu of entering her government residence on several occasions and using derogatory caste-based slurs against her. The complaint accuses Sahu of forging Arya's signatures on documents submitted to companies to show that she had stepped down as a company director; Arya claimed she had neither signed any such documents nor submitted a resignation. A recent audio recording forms another central part of the complaint. Arya alleged that she received a recording in which Sahu was speaking to a woman and conspiring to kill her. Citing the recording and the alleged threats, the complaint seeks police action. The supplied text does not state any further step taken by the police.

4. Imran Khan to challenge FRRO notice to leave India over alleged Immigration and Foreigners Act breach

Imran Khan to challenge FRRO notice to leave India over alleged Immigration and Foreigners Act breach

Bollywood actor Imran Khan, a US national and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, is set to challenge a legal notice directing him to leave India by October 28. As per PTI, Khan is likely to file a plea in the Bombay High Court by Friday or Monday over an alleged violation of the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The controversy stems from Khan's participation in protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Mumbai. Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on October 10, and after his detention at the demonstration he received a notice from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). The notice alleged a violation of immigration law, and Khan said he would challenge it in the Bombay High Court. The notice was sent following a complaint against him by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya. Somaiya told PTI that he had filed a complaint regarding the matter and said Khan is an American citizen. Somaiya said no foreign national can engage in Indian politics or participate in illegal political activities in India, and added that over recent weeks foreign powers, foreign funding, foreign individuals and foreign organisations had been attempting to create something. The OCI scheme was introduced in 2005 and applies only to eligible foreign nationals of Indian origin. Despite its name, OCI status does not confer Indian citizenship or permit dual citizenship in India. An OCI cardholder may remain a foreign national and hold a passport issued by their respective country, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. OCI cardholders receive a multiple-entry, lifelong visa and are generally exempt from FRRO registration. They have parity with Non-Resident Indians in certain economic, financial and educational matters, subject to applicable conditions. According to an MHA notification dated March 4, 2021, OCI cardholders are entitled to a multiple-entry, lifelong visa to visit India and are exempt from registration with FRRO irrespective of the duration of their stay. The same notification specifies parity with NRIs in certain economic, financial and educational matters, subject to applicable conditions. However, OCI cardholders must obtain special permission for specified activities such as research, missionary or Tabligh work, mountaineering, journalism, selected internships or employment at foreign diplomatic missions in India, and visits to protected, restricted or prohibited areas. Under Section 7B of the Citizenship Act, 1955, OCI cardholders are not entitled to all rights reserved for Indian citizens. OCI holders do not have rights such as the right to vote or to contest parliamentary and state legislative elections, according to the MHA. Article 19 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression and the right to assemble peacefully, applies specifically to citizens. This is where Khan's rights as an OCI cardholder may remain controversial. The MHA notification does not specifically list participation in political protests or demonstrations among the activities for which an OCI holder requires prior permission. The article also noted that OCI rules do not settle whether every protest is permitted, that OCI holders cannot claim Article 19 rights on the same basis as Indian citizens, that OCI cardholders remain foreign nationals subject to Indian immigration laws, and that OCI registration can be cancelled on specified grounds. It further noted that a complaint or allegation alone does not establish that an offence occurred or that removal is justified.

5. PAC questions Centre and States over CAG-flagged fraud markers in SC scholarship schemes

PAC questions Centre and States over CAG-flagged fraud markers in SC scholarship schemes

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, headed by Congress MP K.C. Venugopal, questioned the Union government and several State governments on October 15, 2026 over their responses to gaps, including "fraud markers", identified by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in the implementation of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for Scheduled Caste students. The PAC is likely to move privilege notices against the Chief Secretaries of six States — Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh — who were supposed to appear before it that day to explain the gaps flagged in the 2025 CAG report but did not depute officials. The Union government responded that the implementation burden lay with State and Union Territory administrations, and the PAC has given the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry one month to submit a detailed action-taken report on each issue flagged by the CAG. The Social Justice Ministry told the committee that, since implementation of the scholarship schemes rests with the State governments, it was unable to file action-taken reports as the States had not shared them; upon further questioning, it assured the panel the reports would be submitted within a month. The 2025 CAG report flagged, among other things, 40.75 lakh beneficiaries across 14 States receiving scholarships with delays of one to 90 months; over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries not receiving scholarships at all; over 5,700 cases of disbursal without proper income-eligibility checks; over 6,000 cases of non-SC beneficiaries receiving scholarships meant for SC students; and issues of double payments, short payments and excess payments. Members questioned why fraud markers persisted — such as the same caste certificates being used by multiple beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh, students in Odisha receiving scholarships in seemingly common bank accounts, and over ₹13 crore paid in Haryana to beneficiaries whose Aadhaar and bank details did not match — if Direct-Beneficiary Transfers with the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System were meant to weed out dummy beneficiaries. The committee also pointed to significant drops in beneficiary numbers after the shift to DBT, noting that 2025-26 post-matric figures had reached only 36.07 lakh beneficiaries against a target of 76.55 lakh. Both schemes are Centrally sponsored, with the Union government sharing the financial burden in a 60:40 ratio with State and UT governments (90:10 for northeastern States); from 2017-24, ₹52,878 crore was spent on the two schemes, of which about ₹30,234.5 crore was the Union government's share.

1. B. Anasuyamma (Died) per L.R. and Ors. vs. B. Madhusudhan Reddy (Died) per L.Rs. and Ors. (14.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1175/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute originating from a 1959 family settlement involving B. Anasuyamma and others against B. Madhusudhan Reddy and others, concerning the rightful ownership a

2. Sanjay Prasad vs. Madhusudan Dwivedi and Ors. (14.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1174/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether an intra-court appeal is maintainable against an order passed by a Single Judge in contempt proceedings, specifically when the order addresses the merits o

3. The Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax, CGST Division vs. Sreenivasa Rao Ravinuthala and Ors. (14.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1173/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether the appeal filed by The Assistant Commissioner of Central Tax against Sreenivasa Rao Ravinuthala and others was barred by limitation under the

4. Alladin Charities and Zakat Wakf vs. Mohammed Saleem and Ors. (14.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1172/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed a dispute between Alladin Charities and Zakat Wakf and Mohammed Saleem regarding the execution of a decree for specific performance of a property sale agreement. T

5. Mohd. Asad Choudhary vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. (14.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1171/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of Mohd. Asad Choudhary's academic credential verification by Manav Bharti University, which was necessary for his employment confirmation as a Sub-Inspe

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