India - Supreme Court

Trial Courts Must Call Mitigation Reports Post-Conviction in Death Penalty Cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence, Ushers in Sentencing Revolution for Capital CasesIn a pivotal intervention, theSupreme Court of Indiahas stayed the execution of death row convicts Aman Singh and Sonal Singh, while laying down sweeping directives to overhaul the sentencing process in death...

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Clarification on Companies Act Applicability to SNDP Yogam vs Kerala Non-Trading Law

Supreme Court Steps In: Centre Must Clarify if SNDP Yogam Runs Under Companies Act or Kerala State LawIn a pivotal interim order, a bench of the Supreme Court of India comprisingJustice J.B. PardiwalaandJustice Vijay Bishnoihas directed the Union Government

28 Apr 2026

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Supreme Court Enforces Mediated Divorce Settlements

Supreme Court Enforces Mediated Divorce SettlementsIn a landmark ruling that underscores the sanctity of mediation in matrimonial disputes, theSupreme Court of Indiahas held that parties cannot unilaterally back out of a court-ratified mediation settlement after receiving substantial financia...

15 Apr 2026

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Dismissal of Appeal in Default Triggers Fresh 12-Year Limitation for Decree Execution: Supreme Court

Appeal Dismissed in Default? Clock Resets for Decree Execution, RulesSupreme CourtIn a significant ruling for civil litigants, theSupreme Courthas held that the dismissal of a first appeal for default restarts the 12-year limitation period underArticle 136 of theLimitation Act, 1963, for exec...

08 Apr 2026

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Voluntary Retirement Deemed Effective on Notice Expiry if Not Refused Timely Under UCO Bank Pension Reg. 29: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Show-Cause Notice Can't Block Voluntary Retirement Without Timely Refusal, Deems UCO Bank Employee RetiredIn a significant ruling for bank employees, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed appeals by UCO Bank, upholding the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision that a manager's ...

08 Apr 2026

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SC Justice Chandurkar Recuses from Gadling Bail Plea

SC Justice Chandurkar Recuses from Gadling Bail PleaIn a development underscoring persistent procedural challenges in high-stakes terror-related litigation,Supreme CourtJustice Atul Chandurkar recused himself on Thursday from hearing the bail plea of advocateSurendra Gadlingin the 2016 Gadchi...

02 Apr 2026

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Citing Non-Existent AI-Generated Judgments a Rampant Global Menace, Be Cautious: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Sounds Alarm on AI's Fake Judgment Menace While Granting Rare ReliefIn a striking order on March 20, 2026, a bench of the Supreme Court of India comprisingJustice Rajesh BindalandJustice Vijay Bishnoiexpunged critical observations made by the B...

26 Mar 2026

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Courts Should Avoid Undue Leniency While Sentencing Those Found Guilty In Criminal Cases: SC

It is definitely entirely in the fitness of things that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors in Criminal Appeal of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No. 7495 of 2021) and cited in Neutral Citati...

26 Feb 2026

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Supreme Court Rejects Compensation as Substitute for Punishment in Section 307 IPC Case, Restores 3-Year Sentence

Supreme Court Cracks Down on 'Blood Money' Justice: No Buying Freedom with Fines in Attempt-to-Murder CasesIn a stern rebuke to lenient sentencing, the Supreme Court of India, through Justices Vijay Bishnoi and Rajesh Bindal, has restored a three-year rigorous imprisonment term for two convic...

19 Feb 2026

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Degrees Obtained Before Ultra Vires Act Struck Down Remain Valid for Employment: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Librarians' Degrees: Pre-2005 Qualifications from 'Defunct' University Stay ValidIn a landmark ruling on February 18, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through a bench ofJustice Rajesh BindalandJustice Vijay Bishnoi, reinstated Bihar-based librariansPriyanka Kumari,Sanja...

18 Feb 2026