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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] 4 S.C.R. 1909Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – ss.7, 8 – Penal Code, 1860Supreme Court AllowedX Etc. v. Rajesh Kumar & Ors.
  2. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1723IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016 – Promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary – Denial ofSupreme Court DismissedRaju Naryana Swamy v. State of Kerala & Ors.
  3. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1715Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 proceedings – Matrimonial disputes between the partiesSupreme Court AllowedMuppidi Lakshmi Narayana Reddy & Ors. v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.
  4. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1708Penal Code, 1860Supreme Court DismissedState of Himachal Pradesh v. Sanjay Kumar
  5. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1695The Additional Judicial Commissioner took cognizance against one V and appellants on 13.06.2019 in SC/ST Case No.08/2017. Whether the Additional Judicial cognizance…Supreme Court Disposed ofPramila Devi & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.
  6. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1688Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482Supreme Court AllowedSivakumar v. The Inspector of Police & Anr.
  7. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1662Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930 – R.55Supreme Court Disposed ofMaharana Pratap Singh v. The State of Bihar & Ors
  8. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1630Whether the High Court erred in allowing the Correction Application filed under Section 362, CrPC by the accused persons and modifying its…Supreme Court Disposed ofRamyash @ Lal Bahadur v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Another Etc. Etc
  9. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1622Civil Judge (Junior Division) – SenioritySupreme Court Partly allowedPawan Kumar Agrawal & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.
  10. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1603Contempt of Courts Act, 1971Supreme Court AllowedRajan Chadha & Anr. v. Sanjay Arora
  11. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1572Service Law – Disciplinary ProceedingsSupreme Court AllowedDurga Prasad v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
  12. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1550Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 – ss.14, 30 – Pension Regulations for the Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982Supreme Court AllowedBijender Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
  13. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1543Matter pertains to the correctness of High Court order rejecting the writ petition of the appellants against the First Appellate Court’s common…Supreme Court Disposed ofSri Shrikanth NS & Ors. v. K. Munivenkatappa & Anr.
  14. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1522Investigation – CBI investigation – Direction by High CourtSupreme Court DismissedRamachandraiah & Anr. v. M. Manjula & Ors.
  15. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 275Whether, in pursuance of a purported enquiry where there was none to present the case of the department, no witness was examined…Supreme Court DismissedState of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Lucknow v. Ram Prakash Singh
  16. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2663Civil Procedure – ‘Proper party’ vis-à-vis ‘necessary party’ – Subsequent purchaserSupreme Court AllowedM/s J N Real Estate v. Shailendra Pradhan & Ors.
  17. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2650i) Whether after the dismissal of the petition for restoration of suit u/Or. IX R.4 of the CPC a fresh suit is…Supreme Court DismissedAmruddin Ansari (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. v. Afajal Ali & Ors.
  18. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2553Issue arose whether the Chairman of Managing Committee which runs the school can be punished for offence of cruelty to the child…Supreme Court AllowedS.C. Narang v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
  19. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2306Probation – sub-section (1) of s.4 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Supreme Court Disposed ofChellammal and Another v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police
  20. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2284Land AcquisitionSupreme Court Disposed ofBarla Ram Reddy v. The State of Telangana

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