All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968

Vijay Shankar Pandey, an IAS officer, was charged under the All India Services (Conduct) Rules for filing a writ petition that criticised the government’s handling of black‑money issues. An enquiry officer exonerated him, but the Uttar Pradesh government rejected the report and ordered a fresh two‑member inquiry board …

The appellants, a group of journalists and media houses, were charged with defamation for publishing a news item that alleged the Additional Commissioner of Police, Rajiv Trivedi, facilitated the Sohrabuddin encounter. The second respondent obtained a previous sanction under Section 199(4)(b) of the Criminal Procedure …

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the High Court’s order affirming a Central Administrative Tribunal decision that quashed a charge‑sheet issued to Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Jha for allegedly defying orders to disband a ‘Gunda Squad’ and for a custodial death. The Tribunal had held the charge‑sheet v…