‘State Can’t Act on Whims and Fancies’ Security Downgrade of MP Pappu Yadav Set Aside: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has set aside the Bihar government’s decision to downgrade the security cover of Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav. The Court held that the decision was arbitrary, lacked proper reasoning and was taken without following due process of law. The judgment was delivered by Justice Jitendra Kumar on May 14, 2026. Background Of Security Dispute The case relates to the security protection…