The Delhi High Court on Thursday 19 March granted time to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other accused to respond to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea seeking removal of adverse observations made by a trial court in the excise policy case.

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In a significant ruling on disciplinary proceedings after retirement, the Supreme Court has upheld action taken against a former bank officer, clarifying that penalties can still follow even after superannuation if proceedings began earlier.

The case traces back to 2011, when Virinder Pal Singh, an officer of Punjab and Sind Bank, was served a charge sheet alleging irregularities in loan disbursement on the very day he retired.

At the Srinagar wing of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Limited. The insurer was seeking to overturn a compensation award granted to a family whose home was damaged during the devastating 2014 floods.

The case originates from a policy taken by late Shad Mohd Bashir, whose residential house at Sarai Payeen, Amira Kadal, Srinagar, had been insured since 2009. Though the policy was renewed annually, the company later claimed that it excluded flood and similar storm-related risks - referred to in technical jargon as “STFI” (Storm, Tempest, Flood, Inundation).