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May 21, 2025, 03:16 PM - 3 min read
Granting relief to Puja Khedkar, the Supreme Court noted that she is "not a drug lord or a terrorist," while the Delhi Police strongly opposed her anticipatory bail, alleging she was not cooperating with the investigation.
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March 18, 2025, 04:46 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court has extended its interim order protecting former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee Puja Khedkar from arrest. Khedkar is accused of forging documents to gain eligibility for the 2022 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination.
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January 15, 2025, 06:25 PM - 3 min read
Khedkar's counsel argued she was willing to join and cooperate in the investigation and as all the material was documentary in nature, her custody was not required whereas Delhi Police insisted on her custodial interrogation to unearth the involvement of others.
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December 23, 2024, 03:35 PM - 3 min read
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar and vacated the interim protection previously granted to her.
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September 7, 2024, 06:17 PM - 1 min read
The central government, vide order dated September 6, 2024, discharged Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service under Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect, the sources said.
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August 29, 2024, 03:35 PM - 4 min read
The Delhi High Court has extended interim protection from arrest for suspended IAS officer Puja Khedkar until September 5, 2024. This extension was granted during a hearing on her anticipatory bail plea, which has been deferred to the same date. Justice Subramonium Prasad presided over the case, allowing the Delhi Police additional time to review Khedkar’s rejoinder and to file a fresh status report.
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August 29, 2024, 09:05 AM - 2 min read
The Centre has granted the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) permission to use Aadhaar-based authentication voluntarily to verify candidates' identities during registration and at various stages of examinations and recruitment.
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August 21, 2024, 04:38 PM - 2 min read
The Delhi High Court has extended interim protection from arrest for suspended trainee IAS officer Pooja Khedkar until August 29. This extension comes as Khedkar faces serious allegations related to falsifying and misrepresenting facts in her application to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The court's decision allows Khedkar to remain free while her anticipatory bail plea is under consideration.
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August 9, 2024, 03:11 PM - 2 min read
Former IAS officer Puja Khedkar is embroiled in a legal battle after being accused of faking her identity to gain extra attempts in the civil services examination. Her plea for anticipatory bail has been denied by a district court in Delhi, and the case has now been scheduled for hearing on August 12 by the Delhi High Court.
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August 8, 2024, 08:27 PM - 2 min read
Her plea is scheduled to be heard by Justice Subramonium Prasad on Friday.
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July 25, 2024, 05:43 PM - 2 min read
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is taking significant steps to modernise its examination system by incorporating advanced digital biometric technologies. This move comes in response to recent controversies, including an incident involving trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who allegedly impersonated another candidate to gain multiple attempts in the Civil Services Examination (CSE).
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July 24, 2024, 11:26 AM - 2 min read
Puja Khedkar, a trainee IAS officer from Maharashtra, has failed to report to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) despite the deadline having passed.
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