India - Supreme Court

Endless Investigation Violates Article 21: Supreme Court Orders Conclusion of Two-Decade Old Probe

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Supreme Court Cracks Whip on 19-Year Investigative LanguorIn a stinging rebuke to investigative inertia, theSupreme Court of Indiahas intervened in a criminal matter that had languished for nearly two decades without reaching a logical conclusion. Observing ...

04 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Prolonged Separation and Persistent Denial of Conjugal Rights Amount to Mental Cruelty: Supreme Court

Beyond Repair: Supreme Court Ends 15-Year-Old "Dead" MarriageIn a landmark ruling that clarifies the boundaries of matrimonial responsibility, the Supreme Court of India has held that a marriage that has effectively ce...

04 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Bureaucratic Delay in Release After Judicial Order Amounts to Illegal Detention: Supreme Court Awards ₹11 Lakh Compensation

Liberty Over Bureaucracy: Supreme Court Penalizes State for 24-Day Illegal DetentionIn a landmark ruling that reinforces the paramount nature of personal liberty, the Supreme Court of India has...

29 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Historic Collegium Move Recommends Five New Supreme Court Judges

Historic Collegium Move Recommends Five New Supreme Court JudgesTheSupreme Court of Indiais on the precipice of a significant transformation in its composition. Following the promulgation of theSupreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, which elevated thesanctioned strengthof...

29 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Section 80-IA(9) Income Tax Act Limits Allowability, Not Computability of Deductions: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Resolves Long-Standing Tax Dispute: Rules on Scope of Section 80-IA(9) Deductions In a landmark decision that provides much-needed clarity for corporate taxpayers, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India

20 May 2025

India - Supreme Court

No Vested Right to Promotion Under Superseded Executive Instructions: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Slams Door on Backdated Promotion Claims in Service MattersIn a significant ruling reinforcing governmental power to restructure cadres, theSupreme Courtheld that employees cannot claim a vested right to promotion under repealed executive instructions simply because vacancies ex...

18 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Second Order VII Rule 11 Application Barred by Res Judicata Despite Different Applicants: Supreme Court

Sisters Win Fresh Chance in Family Property Dispute as Supreme Court Revives Partition SuitThe Supreme Court has restored a decades-old partition suit filed by three daughters seeking shares in their late father’s properties, ruling that a second application for ...

19 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Reserves Sabarimala Verdict After 16 Days

Supreme Court Reserves Sabarimala Verdict After 16 DaysIn a highly anticipated development, the Supreme Court of India has reserved its judgment in the long-pending Sabarimala reference case following 16 days of exhaustive hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench headed ...

14 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Distinguishes FGM from Circumcision on Health Grounds

SC Distinguishes FGM from Circumcision on Health GroundsIn a significant oral observation during the ongoing Sabarimala reference hearing, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of theSupreme Court of Indiahas firmly differentiated Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) from male circumcision, emphasizing ...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian Civilization

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian CivilizationIn a poignant reflection on India's pluralistic ethos, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, hearing the high-stakes Sabarimala reference on its thirteenth day, voiced profound apprehensions about the peril...

07 May 2026