journal

Analysis

SC seeks reference to a larger Bench to resolve UAPA bail divergence

Two coordinate Benches read K.A. Najeeb differently; the Court referred the question and granted interim bail to two accused.

V. Venkatesan

23rd May 2026

More

Analysis

Sedition in abeyance, but not in limbo

The Court's clarification protects accused persons trapped by its 2022 freeze, but the constitutional question lingers

V. Venkatesan

22nd May 2026

More

Analysis

The Supreme Court’s rebuke to a broom-bearing bail Order

As the Court voids unfair bail conditions in Odisha, deeper structural diagnosis remains untouched

V. Venkatesan

8th May 2026

More

Analysis

Supreme Court questions Executive delay in trial courts

The Court relied on statistics produced in the trial court roznama which it described as a violation of the right to speedy trial

V. Venkatesan

16th Apr 2026

More

Analysis

SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 4 | Issue 1

In this Issue, we have shortlisted five unmissable judgements from 24 March to 4 April

SCO Team

6th Apr 2026

More

Analysis

Monthly Review: February 2026

Rather than a single, headline-making decision, February was marked with steady engagement across long-pending matters

Namrata Banerjee

6th Mar 2026

More

Analysis

SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 3 | Issue 1

In this issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 23 February to 28 February.

SCO Team

2nd Mar 2026

More

Analysis

Supreme Court reiterates that confession to Customs officer is admissible as evidence

This decision came in a 40-year-old smuggling case, where the officers have separately been accused of custodial torture of the confessor

V. Venkatesan

27th Feb 2026

More

Analysis

SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 3

In this issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 9 February to 13 February.

SCO Team

16th Feb 2026

More

Analysis

Jail is the rule

Media commentary has been almost unanimous in calling out the Court’s flimsy legal reasoning in its denial of bail to Khalid and Imam

Advay Vora

12th Jan 2026

More
Khalid

Analysis

Umar Khalid bail case: Constitutional abdication, not judicial restraint

By denying bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the Supreme Court could have precipitated a doctrinal shift with implications for undertrials

Sarthak Gupta

8th Jan 2026

More

Analysis

The year of three Chiefs

From rising pendency to fewer Constitution Benches, from cash-in-an-outhouse to a Collegium dissent, our reporter reviews the year in the SC

Namrata Banerjee

28th Dec 2025

More

cases

Umar Khalid & Ors. v State (NCT of Delhi)

The Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. It granted bail to five others: Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmed

More

Last Updated:

Bench:Aravind Kumar J, N.V. Anjaria J

More

Arvind Kejriwal v Directorate of Enforcement

The Supreme Court will consider whether the ‘need and necessity of arrest’ is a distinct ground to challenge the validity of an arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002

More

Next Hearing:

Last Updated:

Bench:Sanjiv Khanna CJI, Dipankar Datta J

More

Mukesh v State of Tripura

The petitioners withdrew the petition from the Supreme Court to approach the Tripura High Court in the case.

More

Last Updated: 20211111

Bench:B.M. Trivedi J, Pankaj Mithal J

More