Arvind Kumar v. State of UP — SC/ST Act investigation and relief fund management case

Updates

1. News8 Sep 2026

   SC/ST Act| Special Courts Not Passive Recipients Of Admin Reports: Allahabad High Court Directs State-Wide Probe Into Repeated Claims & Misuse Of Funds

   The investigating officer had proposed relief of ₹2,00,000 to each victim under Item 41 of the Schedule to Rule 12(4), payable in stages, 25% at the FIR stage, 50% on filing of the chargesheet, and the remaining 25% on conviction.

   Explanation in simple terms

   The Allahabad High Court has instructed authorities to investigate whether people are repeatedly making false claims to get money meant to help disadvantaged groups. The court decided that judges cannot simply accept reports from government officials without questioning them. Instead, courts must actively check if relief funds are being misused or distributed to undeserving people across the state.

   verdictum.in
2. News5 Sep 2026

   ‘Order can’t be without reasoning': Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad HC ruling

   The omission assumed greater significance because the appellants had specifically argued before the high court that the investigating officer had found no evidence against them and had therefore excluded them from the chargesheet.

   Explanation in simple terms

   The Supreme Court disagreed with a decision made by a lower court (Allahabad High Court) in this case. The Supreme Court said that court orders must always have clear reasons explaining why a decision was made. By canceling the lower court's ruling without proper reasoning, the Supreme Court sent the case back for reconsideration with proper explanations required.

   hindustantimes.com