Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan has directed High Courts to ensure that every bail application clearly discloses all necessary case details, specifying that certain essential particulars must be included. This direction came while the Supreme Court was hearing a case relating to a bail order passed by the […]

The Supreme Court of India has notified the new “Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India, 2026”, which replace the earlier 2023 guidelines pursuant to the decision in Jitender @ Kalla vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr., decided on 13 May 2025. All matters relating to designation

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has appointed Senior Advocate Shoeb Alam as amicus curiae to assist it in an appeal challenging a Kerala High Court ruling that allows Muslim women to dissolve their marriages through khula without the husband’s consent. The decision is now being examined about how it interprets Muslim Personal Law.

The Supreme Court has reiterated that granting regular or anticipatory bail should not be made conditional on depositing any amount. In this case, the Court set aside the bail conditions imposed by the Jharkhand High Court and ordered that the accused be released on bail if arrested. The Supreme Court also directed its Registry to

The Supreme Court refused to cancel the bail granted to a cardiologist accused of performing angioplasty procedures on healthy patients or without their consent, to wrongfully claim money under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). A Division Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar allowed the doctor to remain on bail

The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria, asked the Delhi High Court to give an "out-of-turn" hearing to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's appeal against his 10-year conviction in the custodial death of the Unnao rape victim's father. The

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman’s right to choose (reproductive autonomy) is more important than the rights of an unborn child. The court allowed a minor girl to end her 30-week pregnancy, stating,“The court cannot compel any woman to complete her pregnancy if she is otherwise not intending to do

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court said that the police must first issue a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to a person accused of an offence punishable with up to seven years in prison before making an arrest. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh

The Supreme Court has set aside a Gujarat High Court order that had directed the recovery of 108 hectares of village grazing (gauchar) land allotted to Adani Ports in Mundra. The top court said the decision was made without giving the allottee a proper opportunity to be heard. A Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and

The Supreme Court recently quashed a criminal case against a Chattisgarh advocate who had been accused of raping a married woman on the false pretext of marriage. The judgement was delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Background: The complainant (Respondent No.3), who is an advocate, has been married since 2011 and has