Supreme Court Notifies 2026 Guidelines for Senior Advocate Designation, Scraps Points System

Supreme Court Guidelines 2026 for Senior Advocate Designation: The Supreme Court of India has notified fresh norms governing the designation of Senior Advocates, titled “Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India, 2026.” The new framework replaces the 2023 guidelines in line with the Court’s judgment in Jitender @ Kalla v. State of NCT of Delhi. Read More

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February 11, 2026

Family Court Judge Moves Supreme Court Over Delhi High Court’s Personal Criticism

A Family Court judge in Delhi, Harish Kumar, has approached the Supreme Court challenging personal remarks made against him by the Delhi High Court while setting aside one of his divorce judgments. The matter arose from a case in the Patiala House Courts where Kumar, then a Family Court judge, granted divorce by treating cross-petitions for dissolution as deemed consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), rather than adjudicating them on contested grounds. Read More

February 6, 2026

Supreme Court Orders Trial Courts to Inform Accused of Right to Free Legal Aid

Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts to Inform Accused of Right to Legal Aid: The Supreme Court has directed all trial courts to mandatorily inform accused persons of their right to legal representation, including entitlement to free legal aid, and to record this process in their orders before commencing the examination of witnesses. The directive was issued in the case of Reginamary Chellamani vs. State. Read More

January 16, 2026

Supreme Court Rejects Justice Yashwant Varma’s Challenge to Impeachment Proceedings

Justice Yashwant Varma Impeachment News: The Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma seeking to quash impeachment proceedings initiated against him, clearing the way for a parliamentary probe into allegations of corruption linked to unaccounted cash found at his residence. Read More

July 28, 2025

Bihar Electoral Revision: Supreme Court Asks Election Commission to Include Aadhaar in Accepted Documents

Supreme Court Urges Inclusion of Aadhaar in Bihar Electoral Roll Revision Process: New Delhi, India – July 28, 2025 — The Supreme Court of India on Monday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider including the Aadhaar card as an acceptable document for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of the upcoming State Assembly elections. Read More

February 12, 2018

Supreme court stays further action on army officers for Shopian firing

Major Aditya’s father has claimed in the petition that major Aditya Kumar’s team had opened fire on stone pelters in self defence Read More

August 22, 2017

Supreme Court says no to Talaq, Talaq, Talaq

However, given the low level of literacy among Muslims and lack of women empowerment will be the biggest hurdle in properly implementing the decision. Read More

March 6, 2017

SC refuses to stay arrest warrant against Gayatri Prajapati

The apex court had on February 17 directed the UP Police to lodge an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Prajapati. Read More

February 14, 2017

SC directs the govt to frame national policy for mentally ill

Chief Justice of India issued notice to the Union Health Ministry saying the issue figured in the concurrent list of the Constitution and hence the Centre also has the authority to frame norms. Read More