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1,262
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365
Last 30 days
78
Latest decision
19 Oct 2026
Years (2025–2026)
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Other / not recorded 139

1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1208Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing of FIRSupreme Court AllowedMala Choudhary & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Anr.
  2. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 289Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.32-B – Factors to be taken into minimum punishmentSupreme Court DismissedNarayan Das v. State of Chhattisgarh
  3. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 272Succession – Right of inheritance of tribal woman to ancestral propertySupreme Court AllowedRam Charan & Ors. v. Sukhram & Ors.
  4. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 257Will – Proof of Will – Suspicious circumstances’ vitiating a WillSupreme Court DismissedGurdial Singh (Dead) Through LR v. Jagir Kaur (Dead) and Anr. Etc.
  5. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1183Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.120BSupreme Court AllowedM Sambasiva Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
  6. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1144(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act),…Supreme Court Partly allowedM/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. v. Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.
  7. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 243Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376, 377, 302 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012Supreme Court Partly allowedJai Prakash v. State of Uttarakhand
  8. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 229Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearingSupreme Court AllowedShiv Baran v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  9. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 221Indian Railway Establishment Manual & the Railway Pension Rules, 1993Supreme Court AllowedMala Devi v. Union of India & Ors.
  10. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 550Sentence/Sentencing – Death sentenceSupreme Court Partly allowedByluru Thippaiah @ Byaluru Thippaiah @ Nayakara Thippaiah v. State of Karnataka
  11. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1998Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 – rr.8(2), 18(4) – Number of appointments to be madeSupreme Court AllowedTosh Kumar Sharma v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad & Ors. R1: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad R2: State of Uttar Pradesh R3: Selection & Appointment Committee of U.P.H.J.S. Examination
  12. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1858Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – ss.2, 35, 63, 64, 71, 94, 193(3), 530 – Notice by the Investigating AgencySupreme Court DismissedSatender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr.
  13. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1104Electricity Act, 2003 – CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2019 – Regulations 44 and 55Supreme Court AllowedThe State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. v. JSW Hydro Energy Limited & Ors.
  14. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 1070Evidence – Charges not doubtSupreme Court AllowedBaljinder Kumar @ Kala v. State of Punjab
  15. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 174Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous s.2A – Establishment to include all departments and branchesSupreme Court DismissedM/s Torino Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
  16. [2025] 8 S.C.R. 138Whether interest on penalties imposed by the Adjudicating Officer is payable by the appellants, and if so, from which date- whether from…Supreme Court DismissedJaykishor Chaturvedi & Etc. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
  17. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 984Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 376, 397 – Evidence Rape and MurderSupreme Court AllowedKattavellai @ Devakar v. State of Tamilnadu
  18. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 935Constitution of India – Arts.14 and 21Supreme Court Directions issuedL. Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu & Others
  19. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 541Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(1)(d) r/w s.13(2) – Penal Code, 1860Supreme Court DismissedG. Mohandas v. State of Kerala & Ors
  20. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 534Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – s.13(1)(a) – DivorceSupreme Court AllowedPradeep Bhardwaj v. Priya

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