Archive · 14 Jan 2026

Supreme Court Split on Anti-Graft Law

Supreme Court Split on Anti-Graft Law

The Supreme Court had a split decision about a law that helps fight corruption in the government.

One judge said the law is bad and should be removed because it makes it hard to investigate corruption.

The other judge said the law is good but needs an independent body, not the government, to decide when to start an investigation.

Both judges agreed that the government should not be the one to give permission for these investigations.

The law currently says that the government has to approve before an investigation can start, which makes it difficult to catch corrupt people.

The judges suggested that an independent body, like the Lokpal or Lokayukta, should handle these decisions instead.

This way, honest government workers won't be bothered by false complaints, and corrupt ones can be caught more easily.

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