Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Punjab to Challenge High Court Order for CBI Probe
The Enforcement Directorate sent three letters to Punjab’s police chief about alleged corruption involving a government official and others.
The official was identified as Rajbir Singh Ghuman, who works as an aide to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Punjab Police had not registered a case, and a petition was brought before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The court directed the CBI to register a criminal case and investigate the allegations.
It also asked the CBI to report back within two months.
Punjab’s government says it will challenge the order in the Supreme Court.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema pointed to the state’s withdrawal of general consent for CBI investigations in 2020.
The allegations have not been established as facts in the reports.
Punjab plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s CBI investigation order.
The High Court directed the CBI to register a criminal case and investigate allegations connected to three Enforcement Directorate letters.
The letters sought action against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, and others over alleged corruption.
The High Court asked the CBI to submit an investigation report within two months; Punjab Police had not registered an FIR.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema cited Punjab’s 2020 withdrawal of general consent for CBI investigations; Congress leader Pargat Singh alleged systemic corruption.
- Who
- The Punjab government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the CBI; the allegations concern Rajbir Singh Ghuman and others.
- What
- Punjab plans to challenge the High Court order directing a CBI case and investigation related to three Enforcement Directorate letters.
- When
- The High Court issued its order on Monday; the government’s planned appeal was announced afterward.
- Where
- Punjab; the appeal is to be filed in the Supreme Court.
- Why
- Punjab disputes the order; Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema cited the state’s 2020 withdrawal of general consent for CBI investigations.
Punjab Government
High Court Direction
CBI investigation
Punjab Government
Punjab plans to challenge the order; Harpal Singh Cheema cited the state’s 2020 withdrawal of general consent for CBI investigations.
High Court Direction
The High Court directed the CBI to register a criminal case, investigate the allegations, and submit a report within two months.
Allegations of corruption
Punjab Government
The Punjab government’s stated position in the reports is to challenge the investigation order; the reports do not provide a detailed government response to the allegations.
High Court Direction
The Enforcement Directorate sought action against Rajbir Singh Ghuman and others over alleged corruption; Congress leader Pargat Singh also alleged systemic corruption in the state administration.
- Appealing party
- Punjab government
- Planned appeal forum
- Supreme Court
- Court issuing order
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Investigating agency
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Letters at issue
- Three Enforcement Directorate letters sent to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav
- CBI report deadline
- Within two months
- General consent
- Cheema cited Punjab’s withdrawal of general consent for CBI investigations in 2020
