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Supreme Court Entertained SLP Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in Prayagraj POCSO Case; Petitioner Alleges High Court Ignored Severity of Allegations Against Minors

A Special Leave Petition has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's March 25 order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO…

Supreme Court Sets Aside Patna High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case; Raps High Court for Mechanical Approach and Failure to Consider Gravity of Offence

The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Patna High Court for passing a mechanical order granting bail to the husband in an alleged dowry death case. A bench of Justices…

Supreme Court Holds Dismissal of Suit for Default Does Not Operate as Res Judicata but Litigant’s Abandonment of Earlier Proceedings Attracts Abuse of Process; Appeal Dismissed

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a civil appeal filed by Sharada Sanghi & Ors. challenging the concurrent findings of the first appellate court and the High Court of Andhra…

Supreme Court Holds Unsigned Charge-Framing Order is Mere Curable Procedural Irregularity; Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Direction for De Novo Trial in 2007 Murder Case

The Supreme Court has held that the absence of a signature on the order framing charges is a curable procedural defect under Sections 215 and 464 Cr.P.C. and does not…

Supreme Court Expunges Bombay High Court Remarks on AI-Generated Fake Citation; Warns Menace of Non-Existent Judgments is Rampant Across Courts Worldwide

The Supreme Court on Friday expunged the remarks made by the Bombay High Court against the petitioner for citing a non-existent judgment allegedly generated through artificial intelligence, while cautioning that…

Supreme Court Voices Serious Concern Over Post-Facto Environmental Clearances Allowing Harmful Projects to Continue Until State Intervention

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed deep concern that permitting post-facto environmental clearance would result in projects harmful to the environment continuing unabated until state intervention occurs. A bench comprising…

Supreme Court Requests Punjab & Haryana High Court to Sympathetically Consider Relaxation of 45% Minimum Marks Criterion for Scheduled Caste Candidates in Civil Judge (Junior Division) Recruitment

The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to sympathetically consider a representation seeking relaxation of the 45% minimum total marks prescribed for Scheduled Caste category…

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to MHA Circular on Singing Vande Mataram in Schools as Premature; Stresses Patriotism Cannot Be Compelled While Protecting Individual Conscience

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as premature a writ petition challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs circular dated 28 January 2026 prescribing the manner in which Vande Mataram is…

Supreme Court Allows Petitioners to Seek Security for Family of Tarun Butolia, Killed in Holi Clash at Uttam Nagar; Declines CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the petitioners seeking security for the family members of 27-year-old Tarun Butolia, who died in a violent clash during Holi celebrations at Uttam Nagar,…

Supreme Court Clarifies Solatium and Interest for National Highway Land Acquisitions: Key Takeaways from the 25 March 2026 Judgment

In a significant ruling delivered today, 25 March 2026, the Supreme Court of India has provided much-needed clarity on landowners’ entitlement to solatium (additional compensation) and interest in cases where…