Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow vs Sushil Kumar

insc-2025-1241 Supreme Court of India 16 October 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 11842 OF 2025; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 11843 OF 2025; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 11846 OF 2025 • 23 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow vs Sushil Kumar is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 16, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1241). U.P. Legislative Council and State challenged High Court orders directing CBI investigation into irregularities in recruitment. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and set aside the impugned orders, finding the prima facie threshold for CBI investigation had not been satisfied, and remanding the matter for hearing on merits. The bench comprised Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.K. Maheshwari.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 8 case citations.

Summary

U.P. Legislative Council and State challenged High Court orders directing CBI investigation into irregularities in recruitment. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and set aside the impugned orders, finding the prima facie threshold for CBI investigation had not been satisfied, and remanding the matter for hearing on merits.

What was the outcome of Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow vs Sushil Kumar?

U.P. Legislative Council and State challenged High Court orders directing CBI investigation into irregularities in recruitment. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and set aside the impugned orders,...

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(1985) 1 SCC 317 (1999) 6 SCC 667 (2002) 5 SCC 521 (2010) 3 SCC 571 (2019) 6 SCC 25 (2021) 4 SCC 631 (2022) 17 SCC 781 2025 INSC 1241

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1241)