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Judgments
1,262
Decided in 2026
365
Last 30 days
78
Latest decision
19 Oct 2026
Years (2025–2026)
2
Courts
23

Outcomes

Other / not recorded 139

1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 569Foreigners Act, 1946 – s.9 – Citizenship Identity Cards) Rules, 2003Supreme Court DismissedRofiqul Hoque v. The Union of India & Ors.
  2. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 545Criminal Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – s.528 – Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act)Supreme Court AllowedShaurabh Kumar Tripathi v. Vidhi Rawal
  3. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 735Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Penal Code, 1860Supreme Court AllowedBaljinder Singh Alias Aman v. State of Punjab & Anr.
  4. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2618Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 – EIA Notification 2006Supreme CourtVanashakti v. Union of India
  5. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2593Medical Education – Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee – Creation of a corpus fund for scholarships from fees of NRI studentsSupreme Court Disposed ofThe State of Kerala Etc. Etc. v. The Principal, KMCT Medical College and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  6. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2128Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.362, 482 – Power underSupreme Court AllowedRaghunath Sharma & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
  7. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1221Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.161 – Evidence Act, 1872Supreme Court Disposed ofP Krishna Mohan Reddy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
  8. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 773Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 – ss.2(d), (e)Supreme Court DismissedV. S. R. Mohan Rao v. K. S. R. Murthy & Ors.
  9. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 25341. Whether an arbitral award rendered under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter “Act, 1996”), where the arbitration proceedings ought to…Supreme Court Disposed ofM/s Gayatri Project Limited v. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited
  10. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2106Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – s.37 – Arbitral awardSupreme Court AllowedM/s Interstate Construction v. National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd.
  11. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2062(i) Whether the CERC, while exercising its functions u/s.79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, is circumscribed by statutory regulations enacted u/s.178 of…Supreme Court AllowedPower Grid Corporation of India Limited v. Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company
  12. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2014Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. XL, R.1 – – Mathura RegionSupreme Court Disposed ofIshwar Chanda Sharma v. Devendra Kumar Sharma & Ors.
  13. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1382Issue arose whether the subject land is a Forest Land; whether the Divisional Commissioner was justified in recommending the allotment of subject…Supreme CourtIn Re: Construction of Multi Storeyed Buildings in Forest Land Maharashtra versus
  14. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1054Penal Code, 1860 – s.304-B – Dowry deathSupreme Court DismissedVirender Pal @ Vipin v. State of Haryana
  15. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1047Protection of Children Act, 2012 – Child rape casesSupreme CourtIn Re : Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents versus
  16. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 252Whether the Secured creditors would have priority of interest over the assets attached under the Provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act,…Supreme CourtNational Spot Exchange Limited v. Union of India & Ors.
  17. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 499Service law – Recruitment in the format prescribed – Requirement, if mandatorySupreme Court Disposed ofMohit Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
  18. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 471Whether the benefit of the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can be granted to the appellants; if the answer…Supreme Court Partly allowedNagarajan & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
  19. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 431Commercial Courts Act, 2015 – s.12A – Pre-institution mediation and settlementSupreme Court DismissedM/s Dhanbad Fuels Private Limited v. Union of India & Anr
  20. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 280Custodial death – Transfer of investigation – When to be allowedSupreme Court Disposed ofHansura Bai & Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

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