Plea by Central Government Employee Rejected; Rajasthan ACB’s Authority to Probe Corruption Cases Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on 19 January 2026 dismissed a petition filed by Nawal Kishore Meena, a Central Government employee, challenging the authority of the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register and investigate a corruption case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma upheld the decision of the Rajasthan High Court and refused to interfere with…