Supreme Court

A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh of the Supreme Court delivered an important ruling on December 1, 2025. The Court set aside the convictions of three people in a murder case after finding major procedural mistakes in how their statements were recorded under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code […]

A few days after Justice Surya Kant took charge as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), the Supreme Court introduced major changes to how cases are mentioned, listed urgently, and adjourned. These reforms, which take effect from December 1, 2025, aim to streamline filings, reduce unnecessary oral mentions before benches, and ensure faster listing of

In a strong warning against misusing criminal procedures, the Supreme Court bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma held that a person cannot file a second criminal complaint for the same incident just by adding a new offence. The Court said that once a police closure report has been filed in the

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Byju Raveendran, the suspended director and promoter of Think and Learn Private Ltd, the company behind Byju’s. He had challenged an NCLAT order which held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could withdraw its insolvency case against Byju’s only with the

The Supreme Court has questioned how online content is regulated in India, saying the current system of self-regulation used by media houses, OTT platforms, and content creators is no longer enough. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions by content creators — including Ranveer

The Supreme Court in its recent judgement quashed a rape case against an advocate accused of committing repeated rape on a woman on the false pretext of marriage, with Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan annulling the rape proceedings initiated against him. The Court concluded that the allegations of sexual intercourse under a misleading

The Supreme Court has sharply criticised the Union Government and several State Governments for failing to comply with its 2020 order directing the installation of functional CCTV cameras—with night-vision capability and audio recording—in all police stations and offices of central investigating agencies. Background: A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing

In a significant ruling, a bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court clarified that the requirement of giving a seven-day advance notice to a client before withdrawing a vakalatnama, as mandated by the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, and the Civil Manual, does not apply in cases

When a young Surya Kant walked into the Hisar district courts in 1984, fresh out of law school, there was little to suggest he would one day lead the Indian judiciary. Decades later, that journey has come full circle. Today, he is sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, the highest honour in

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court recently held that a trial court does not become functus officio after granting permission for further investigation. Instead, it must ask investigating agencies to explain any unreasonable delay in filing supplementary charge sheets. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh applied this principle to