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Can a civil servant dance at a party or go to a beauty parlour?

February 11, 2026 3:59 pm

Public servants are frequently criticised for dancing, singing, dressing casually, or engaging in leisure activities in their personal time. As a society, we continue to operate within a colonial inheritance that draws a sharp line between those who govern and those who are governed

Modifying the sentence, the Kerala High Court upheld the conviction and reduced the jail term to six months under Section 7 and one year under Section 13, with both sentences to run concurrently.

Kerala High Court says accepting money offered, sans demand, also bribery, upholds conviction of public official

January 10, 2026 12:19 pm

Public servant bribery case: Justice A Badharudeen was hearing an appeal by a Kerala State Electricity Board assistant engineer convicted in 2015 for taking a bribe to reduce an electricity misuse fine from Rs 27,000 to Rs 5,700.

CBI, Public servant extortion case, Chandigarh

CBI court awards its inspector 5-yr jail: ‘graft by public servants has reached monsterous stage’

May 04, 2025 9:52 am

‘Institutions created to serve public are thwarting its very purpose

CBI, public servant fraud case, indian express

Chandigarh parking scam: CBI files case against unnamed officers

February 28, 2024 10:24 am

Findings mention how less stamp duty — in lakhs — was paid causing loss to the government

CBI questions Simbhaoli Sugars executive director

CBI gets 15-day to get sanction to prosecute public servants

November 10, 2017 9:37 pm

Special Judge Arvind Kumar fixed the matter for November 25 after the CBI said it needed more time as the sanction related to the two public servants was still awaited.

CBI chief's rape remark: Delhi HC asks Centre to look into demands for guidelines for conduct of babus

January 22, 2014 1:48 pm

The court has asked the Central government to look into provisions regarding service rules.

Sebi: Need to separate innocent mistakes from serious crimes

December 30, 2013 2:58 am

The new norms are expected to put in place stricter penalties.

Whistleblowers Bill tabled in RS

August 15, 2012 3:23 am

The Whistleblowers Protection Bill,2011,which is aimed at putting in place a mechanism to encourage persons to disclose information

Bill to bring transparency in public procurement tabled in Lok Sabha

May 15, 2012 1:28 am

Accepting bribe from bidders to attract jail term of up to five years

Himachal tables Bill to confiscate properties of corrupt officials

August 30, 2011 2:21 am

Himachal Pradesh introduced a Bill in the Assembly to confiscate properties acquired by public servants through corrupt means and use these assets in public interest.