In a landmark Supreme Court abortion rights ruling, the apex court allowed termination of a 30-week pregnancy for a young rape survivor, reaffirming that courts cannot force women to continue unwanted pregnancies.

The Supreme Court has held that dearness allowance is a statutory right and not a discretionary benefit, rejecting financial constraints as a valid excuse for denying DA to government employees.

The Supreme Court has clarified Section 29A arbitration jurisdiction, holding that extension petitions lie before competent civil courts and not only before appointing High Courts.

The Supreme Court has ordered swift action in the ADAG bank fraud investigation, directing ED and CBI to form a joint SIT and submit timely reports, signalling growing judicial impatience with prolonged financial crime probes.

Setting aside a Calcutta High Court order, the Supreme Court has held that demolition of private property cannot rest on conjecture and must be justified by clear statutory authority and concrete evidence of illegality.

On January 29, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking uniform minimum wages for domestic workers across India, stressing that such policy decisions fall within the legislature’s domain and warning against judicial overreach into household employment.

The Supreme Court is set to deploy an AI case pendency tracking platform to monitor delays across courts nationwide, enable digital court processes, and improve transparency and efficiency in judicial administration.

The Securities Markets Code Bill 2025, introduced by the Ministry of Finance, seeks to merge multiple capital markets laws into a single code, strengthen SEBI’s enforcement powers, and create new mechanisms for investor protection and regulatory efficiency.

The Supreme Court has upheld National Green Tribunal penalties on real estate developers and clarified that a polluter’s turnover can be considered when determining environmental damage compensation, reinforcing deterrence against large-scale ecological violations.

In a clarification on Jan 20, 2026, the Supreme Court held that the 30 lakh compensation for deaths from manual scavenging and sewer cleaning declared in the October 2023 Balram judgment applies to earlier deaths where compensation remains unpaid or undetermined, enabling affected families to claim the enhanced relief.

The Supreme Court has flagged structural inequities in National Highways Act land compensation, observing that landowners face limited remedies compared to other acquisition laws and urging Parliament to revisit the framework.

The Supreme Court has ordered immediate implementation of Delhi NCR long-term pollution controls, rejecting delays and directing states to submit concrete action plans to address the region’s chronic air quality crisis.

The Union government will showcase India’s new criminal justice codes through a Republic Day tableau, highlighting the nationwide rollout of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita framework and its technology-driven vision for criminal law reform.

The Supreme Court has held that a bail hearing cannot be indefinitely stalled due to non-payment of a bail undertaking amount, reinforcing procedural fairness in criminal law.

The Supreme Court’s rally SOP refusal reaffirms constitutional boundaries between the judiciary and executive, with the Court declining to frame nationwide guidelines for rallies and directing the petitioner to approach the government instead.

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a curative petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Mohammad Arif in the Red Fort attack death penalty case, signalling a rare and cautious re-examination of a final verdict in a high-profile terrorism prosecution.

In a significant ruling on constitutional procedure, the Supreme Court rejected Justice Yashwant Varma’s challenge to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s inquiry panel, reaffirming that the Judges Inquiry Act impeachment process was lawfully invoked and must run its course.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking operationalization of the Arbitration Council of India, raising questions about regulatory gaps in commercial arbitration and the government’s delay in implementing statutory reforms.

In a significant ruling on criminal evidence, the Supreme Court acquitted an accused in a murder case, holding that Section 27 confessional statements alone are insufficient for conviction in the absence of corroborative material and a complete evidentiary chain.

Karnataka has moved to curb caste-based and tradition-driven violence through a comprehensive Karnataka honour crimes bill that criminalizes a range of honour-based offences, prescribes a minimum five-year sentence for honour killings, and affirms the right to marry by choice.