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Burden of Proof for Self-Acquisition and Validity of Deathbed Wills in Hindu Partition Suits...

The Supreme Court Rules on Burden of Proof for Self-Acquisition and Validity of Deathbed Wills in Hindu Partition Suits and affirmed that once an inco...

Civil

5, February 2026
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Supreme Court Mandates Judicial Leave for Further Investigation Under Section 173(8) CrPC...

The Supreme Court of India quashed police orders for "further investigation" issued without the leave of the Magistrate and clarified that once a clos...

Judicial Review

4, February 2026
Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Section 29A Extension Maintainable Even After Late Arbitral ...

Supreme Court held that Courts possess the jurisdiction under Section 29A(5) of ...

Arbitration

4, February 2026
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Supreme Court Rules Serious Fraud Allegations Render Disputes Non-Arbitrable...

The Supreme Court of India held that where the agrement/contract in arbitration ...

Arbitration

3, February 2026
Supreme Court of India Affirms Right to Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Fundamental Right and Right Under RTE Act.

Supreme Court of India Affirms Right to Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Fundam...

Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgment, held that the right to dignifie...

Judicial Review

31, January 2026

 Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Due to Pending Criminal Cases if Trial Court So Permits: SC

Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Due to Pending Criminal Cases if Trial Court S...

The Supreme Court held that the right to hold a passport is a fundamental facet ...

Judicial Review

21, December 2025

 Supreme Court Acquits The Doctor In Rape Case and Quashes the Conviction

Supreme Court Acquits The Doctor In Rape Case and Quashes the Conviction...

While emphasizing that the courts cannot presume a witness was "won over" withou...

Criminal

17, December 2025

 Supreme Court Restricts Pendente Lite Transferee from Challenging Auction Sales Under Section 47 CPC

Supreme Court Restricts Pendente Lite Transferee from Challenging Auction Sales ...

Supreme Court held that persons who purchase property during the pendency of a m...

Civil

15, December 2025

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Supreme Court Affirms NDPS Conviction: Clarifies Section 52-A and Admissibility of Official Witness Testimony

Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant in the NDPS case for possessing 23.5 kg of ganja and observed that the sampling at the seizure spot is not fatal to the prosecution if the integrity of the contraband is preserved. The Court even clarified that the absence of independent witnesses does not discredit consistent official testimony. ...


13, December 2025

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Supreme Court Settles Law on Section 436-A CrPC and Bail in UAPA Cases

Supreme Court clarified that Section 436-A CrPC (which allows for the release of an undertrial prisoner on bail or personal bond if they have spent half the maximum sentence period for their alleged offense) is inapplicable to offenses punishable by death and further issued nationwide directions for monitoring UAPA cases and supporting accused persons under reverse burden of proof regimes. Readmore


12, December 2025

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Supreme Court Reaffirms Section 302 Conviction and Dismisses the Plea Under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC

The Supreme Court while dismissing an appeal seeking to convert a murder conviction to a lesser offence, has put light on the definitions of "self-defense", "sudden fight" and "acting in cruel manner" and the application of the provision under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC.


10, December 2025

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Supreme Court Judgements

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December 6, 2025 12:45

Supreme Court Upholds Divorce Decree and Permanent Alimony I...

The Supreme Court of India dismissed the wife’s appeal on the divorce decree by ...

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December 5, 2025 07:24

Admissibility of Dying Declarations for Summoning Additional...

The Supreme Court Clarified that the power to summon additional accused is extra...

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December 3, 2025 07:39

Supreme Court Mandates 'Strong Suspicion' Test for Discharge...

Citing no "strong suspicion" supported by credible material, the Supreme Court o...

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November 30, 2025 10:55

Parity Cannot Be the Sole Ground for Bail: Supreme Court Rej...

The Supreme Court of India set aside two bail orders granted by the Allahabad Hi...

Articles | Reflections

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November 20, 2025 22:10

Supreme Court of India Clarifies Scope of Governor's Discret...

Exercising its Advisory Jurisdiction, The Supreme Court of India delivered a sem...

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November 11, 2025 09:41

Upholding Section 112 Presumption, Supreme Court Restricts C...

The Supreme Court ruled that forced DNA testing violates the right to privacy (A...

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October 30, 2025 07:32

Vicarious Liability in Murder Case; Supreme Court Upholds Re...

Supreme Court affirms the convictions under Section 149 IPC, detailing when an a...

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October 28, 2025 21:27

Supreme Court Upheld The Conviction in Land Dispute Murder C...

Supreme Court upheld the concurrent conviction for murder (302/149 IPC), rejecti...

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