. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said it would hear after six weeks a plea seeking directions to confiscate the movable and immovable property of offenders and their family members involved in exam question paper leak cases.The matter came up for hearing before Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe.On Aug 18, SC had sought responses from Centre and the state govts on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The bench asked the respondents to file their counter affidavits and posted the matter after six weeks. During the Aug 18 hearing, Upadhyay submitted that he was not seeking measures to ensure time-bound probe in question paper leak cases, as the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been passed.The plea sought directions for assessment of entire property of perpetrators and their family, and invoke provisions, including Prevention of Corruption Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘A Terrorist Country Asking Me That Question’: Jaishankar’s Sharp Reply To Pak Journalist At UN’SIR’ Under Fire? IIT-Bombay, Election Commission Face Accountability Questions | PrasangMassive Protest Erupts At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Against Gyanesh Kumar Over EC-SIR RowUAPA ‘Missing’: What Allowed VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians To Leave India? The Legal Gap Explained‘Made In UP’ Missiles Giving Pakistan Sleepless Nights: Amit Shah On BrahMosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data Shows123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said it would hear after six weeks a plea seeking directions to confiscate the movable and immovable property of offenders and their family members involved in exam question paper leak cases.The matter came up for hearing before Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe.On Aug 18, SC had sought responses from Centre and the state govts on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The bench asked the respondents to file their counter affidavits and posted the matter after six weeks. During the Aug 18 hearing, Upadhyay submitted that he was not seeking measures to ensure time-bound probe in question paper leak cases, as the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been passed.The plea sought directions for assessment of entire property of perpetrators and their family, and invoke provisions, including Prevention of Corruption Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
