GENERAL25 Sept 2026
SC to hear after 6 wks plea to confiscate property of paper leak offenders
The Supreme Court will hear after six weeks a plea to confiscate property of exam question paper leak offenders and their family members. The Centre and all states must file counter affidavits first. The plea also seeks consecutive sentences and a Law Commission report. This matters to students, exam bodies and families. Follow the matter as pleadings complete.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The Supreme Court posted the matter for hearing after six weeks and asked the respondents to file their counter affidavits.
- The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeks to confiscate the movable and immovable property of paper leak offenders and their family members.
- The Centre and all the state governments have been made parties in the petition.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Nothing needs to be filed by you right now. If you run coaching or exam-related services, keep your records and contracts clean, and track this case. For any step in your own matter, check with your lawyer.
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