Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Rajnish Sidhu vs Union Of India on 19 May, 2026
ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL)……………….. Diary No(s).53590/2025
RAJNISH SIDHU Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)
IA No. 53253/2026 - APPLICATION FOR TAGGING/DETAGGING, IA
No.4368/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 4366/2026 -
CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING/CURING THE DEFECTS, IA
No.4365/2026 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
Date : 19-05-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
For Petitioner(s) : Petitioner-in-person
For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Permission to appear and argue in-person is granted.
2. Delay condoned.
3. The petitioner claims himself to be a social worker and a
trader of hosiery goods in the State of Punjab. He had approached
this Court earlier through a W.P.(Crl.) No.46/2026 seeking the
following reliefs:
“A) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate
writ, order or direction directing the Respondent-Union
of India and its competent authorities to register an FIR
Signature Not Verified
forthwith, or in the alternative conduct a court-
Digitally signed by
ARJUN BISHT
Date: 2026.05.20
monitored preliminary inquiry leading to registration of
15:04:04 IST
Reason: FIR, in respect of cognizable offences disclosed on
record, including but not limited to:
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(i) Criminal Breach of Trust by Public Servant under
Section 409 IPC,
(ii) Cheating and Dishonest Inducement under Section 420
IPC,
(iii) Criminal Conspiracy and Common Intention under
Sections 120B and34 IPC, arising from misrepresentation
of the PM CARES Fund as a”private trust” while exercising
public authority, public financing, and sovereign
control, thereby inducing donations, CSR funds, and
compulsory salary deductions.
B) Issue a writ of mandamus directing investigation into
prima facie violations of the Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act 2010, including Section 3 (prohibition
on acceptance of foreign contribution by public
servants). Sections 18 & 19 (maintenance of accounts and
audit requirements), Section 35 (penalty for
contravention),in light of blanket FCRA exemption granted
to PMCARES Fund without statutory parliamentary sanction,
resulting in hostile discrimination against NGOs and
violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.
C) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the investigation
into coercive salary deductions pursuant to AIIMS
Circular dated01.04.2020 (Annexure P-4), particularly
affecting Scheduled Caste contractual and vulnerable
employees, amounting to economic coercion, exploitation,
and abuse of official position, warranting examination
under: SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989,
Constitutional safeguards under Articles 14, 21, and 46.
D) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the trial to be
conducted by a Special Court as mandated under Section 14
of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, with a
further direction for day-to-day hearings to ensure
completion of the trial within the statutory period of 3
months from the date of filing of the charge sheet.
E) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing Respondent No. 2 to
produce the Original Trust Deed of pm cares fund trust’F) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing Directing the
Respondent No. 1(Union of India) and all State
Governments/UTs to produce on record all internal
circulars, office memorandums, and notifications issued
since March 2020 relating to the mandatory or ‘voluntary’
salary deductions of all Central and State Government
employees. Including contractual, outsourced, and PSU
staff, for the PM CARES Fund; to facilitate the
investigation into the illegal diversion of public funds
into a purportedly’ Private Trust’ and to assess the2
scale of economic coercion and misappropriation of wages
in violation of the IPC and the SC/ST(Prevention of
Atrocities) Act.”
G) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Union of India
And State of Punjab to provide the Petitioner with Z/Z+
Category Security forthwith, to be exclusively deployed
by a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) such as the
National Security Guard (NSG) or the Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF), and not only the State Police.
Further, mandating the Union of India and State of Punjab
to provide secure residential accommodation in the Punjab
Bhawan, New Delhi and the State Guest House in Punjab.
H) Pass any other just and proper relief as the nature
and circumstances of the case may require.”
4. Another writ petition was dismissed by a three-Judge Bench of
this Court on 10.03.2026. The instant writ petition, seeking
virtually identical reliefs, appears to have been filed even prior
to the institution of W.P.(Crl.) No.46/2026.
5. Ordinarily, the instant writ petition would also meet the same
fate as the previous one. Regardless thereto, we permit the
petitioner to submit a comprehensive representation for the
consideration of the respondent–Authorities.
6. With regard to the alleged threat to the petitioner and
consequential requirement of ‘Z+’ security, besides accommodation
in a State Guest House, we do not find any substance in such claim.
The petitioner may approach the appropriate local authorities with
specific instances of the alleged threat to his life and liberty.
We have no reason to doubt that the law enforcing agencies or the
local authorities will examine the alleged threat perception, if
any, and take steps, as necessary.
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7. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
8. All pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
(ARJUN BISHT) (PREETHI DILEEP KUMAR)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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