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1,262
Decided in 2026
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] 2 S.C.R. 836Does the Evidence Act, 1872 prescribe any particular age as a determinative factor to treat a witness to be a competent witness;…Supreme Court AllowedThe State of Madhya Pradesh v. Balveer Singh
  2. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1713Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Arbitration agreementSupreme Court DismissedRahul Verma & Ors. v. Rampat Lal Verma & Ors.
  3. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1295Service law – Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992 – r.18 (6)Supreme Court AllowedState of Odisha & Ors. v. Sudhansu Sekhar Jena
  4. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1142Appellant appeared in the NEET-UG 2024 Examination and secured a rank of 2462 in the Persons with Disability (PwD) category. The designated…Supreme Court AllowedAnmol v. Union of India & Ors.
  5. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 696Ranbir Penal Code, 1989 – ss.420, 468 and 471 Act, 1988 – ss.5 (1) (d), 5 (2)Supreme Court DismissedSurinder Dogra v. State Through Director CBI
  6. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1969I. Whether the Supreme Court decisions in Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India (I) and petition without further participation in the…Supreme Court Disposed ofJitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
  7. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1806Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376 and 452 – RapeSupreme Court DismissedThe State of Himachal Pradesh v. Rajesh Kumar @ Munnu
  8. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1608Scope of Judicial ReviewSupreme Court Partly allowedRacing Promotions Private Limited v. Dr. Harish & Ors.
  9. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1273Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008Supreme Court AllowedState of Kerala & Ors. v. Moushmi Ann Jacob
  10. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 687Whether the High Court could have justifiably invoked judicial review u/Art.226 of the Constitution to interdict personal insolvency proceedings initiated against respondent…Supreme Court AllowedBank of Baroda v. Farooq Ali Khan & Ors.
  11. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 657Whether the appellants' qualifications for the post in question meet the standard prescribed in the recruitment notification.Supreme Court AllowedSajid Khan v. L Rahmathullah & Ors.
  12. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1772Child Rights – Rights of Nursing Mothers – Right to LifeSupreme Court Disposed ofMaatr Sparsh An Initiative by Avyaan Foundation v. Union of India & Others
  13. [2025] 3 S.C.R. 193FIR – Second FIR – Registration ofSupreme Court AllowedState of Rajasthan v. Surendra Singh Rathore
  14. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1588The first issue is whether the power to grant remission can be exercised without the convict or anyone on behalf of the…Supreme Court Directions issuedIn Re: Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail versus
  15. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1178Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226Supreme Court Disposed ofDr. Poornima Advani & Anr v. Government of NCT & Anr.
  16. [2025] 3 S.C.R. 234Penal Code, 1860 – ss.499, 500 – Code of s.202Supreme Court AllowedJaideep Bose v. M/s Bid and Hammer Auctioneers Private Limited
  17. [2025] 3 S.C.R. 205Anticipatory Bail – FIR against the appellant u/ss.493, 376(2), Penal Code, 1860 – High Court declined to grant anticipatory bailSupreme Court AllowedHitesh Umeshbhai Mashru v. The State of Gujarat & Anr.
  18. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 636High Court denied regular bail to the appellant for offences punishable under Sections 420, 201, 120-B read with Section 34, Penal Code,…Supreme Court AllowedSubhelal @ Sushil Sahu v. The State of Chhattisgarh
  19. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1948Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (“Punjab VAT Act”) – First proviso to s.13(1) – Amended with effect from 01.04.2014Supreme Court DismissedState of Punjab & Ors. v. Trishala Alloys Pvt. Ltd.
  20. [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1241Whether High Court was justified in quashing the FIR registered against the Respondent in the absence of a preliminary enquiry before registration…Supreme Court AllowedState of Karnataka v. T.N. Sudhakar Reddy

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