All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules

The petitioners, former senior police officers and a public interest group, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking directions to the Union and State governments to enact a new Police Act replacing the colonial Indian Police Act, 1861, and to implement comprehensive police reforms. They argued that the existing …

The case concerned IFS officer Chandra Gupta, who was superseded for promotion because of adverse entries in his confidential reports. After those entries were expunged in a special review, Gupta was promoted to Chief Conservator of Forests, but other officers who had earlier been promoted contested his seniority. The …

The Supreme Court entertained a writ petition filed by Lawyers Voice, an NGO, seeking judicial intervention after the Prime Minister's convoy was stalled for about 20 minutes on a flyover in Firozpur on 5 January 2022, alleging a serious breach of security. The Court heard counsel for the petitioner, the Solicitor Gene…