SC Issues Phishing Red Alert Over Fake Website ‘scigovinjudicial.com’
In an urgent cybersecurity advisory issued on Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India Registry alerted legal practitioners, litigants, and the general public against sophisticated cyber fraud networks operating a malicious clone domain that mimics the apex court's official online portal. Emphasizing that the legitimate domain for the nation’s highest constitutional court is strictly sci.gov.in, the registry cautioned that fraudulent actors have deployed the rogue address scigovinjudicial.com to carry out targeted phishing attacks aimed at extracting confidential login credentials, personal identification records, and sensitive banking data from unsuspecting users. Following up on earlier deceptive website notices published on July 16, 2025, April 28, 2026, and August 13, 2026, judicial authorities urged stakeholders to exercise extreme caution, verify electronic URLs by hovering over digital hyperlinks prior to clicking, and immediately initiate comprehensive password resets and bank notifications if an unauthorized data breach or illicit access is suspected.
Constitutional Challenge to Waqf Act Deferred to Jan 21, Kirti Azad’s Extortion FIR Plea Withdrawn
Alongside the cybersecurity advisory, the Supreme Court handled several high-profile constitutional and criminal petitions across its benches. A division bench comprising Justice MM Sundaresh and Justice PB Varale adjourned the constitutional validity hearing on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, scheduling the matter for January 21, 2027, while directing all litigating parties to wrap up their written arguments and rejoinders by December 31, 2026, across five core petitions and 135 associated interim applications. Simultaneously, a bench headed by Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu declined to entertain a writ petition under Article 32 filed by Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad seeking the quashing of an extortion FIR registered against him by the West Bengal Police. Observing that the Bardhaman-Durgapur parliamentarian’s anticipatory bail application is actively pending before the Calcutta High Court—which has already granted him six months of interim protection from coercive arrest—the bench permitted Senior Advocate Vikas Singh to withdraw the plea, formally disposing of the petition as withdrawn.
Final Arguments on Brain Death Protocols Concluded, MP High Court Protects Student Protester
Addressing vital medico-legal jurisprudence, a three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and Aparesh Kumar Singh concluded final hearings on a long-standing appeal challenging the June 2017 order of the Kerala High Court regarding the standardization of brain death certification procedures. The original petitioner, Dr. S. Ganapathy, appeared in person before the bench to present detailed clinical submissions outlining systemic vulnerabilities and procedural irregularities in organ harvesting protocols, urging the central and state governments to establish uniform medical criteria. Meanwhile, in a key ruling defending the civil liberties of youth, the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a criminal FIR and subsequent chargesheet brought against a meritorious tribal student who had participated in a demonstration organized by the Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS) on June 30, 2024. Justice noted that a student securing distinction in four out of five subjects in Class 12 must not be dragged through criminal trials over minor agitation without strict compliance with Section 215 procedural prerequisites under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for public obstruction offenses.
Goa Government Opposes Diwali Relief for Tarun Tejpal as SC Defers Bail Hearing to Nov 5
In another major proceeding, the Supreme Court deferred till November 5, 2026, the hearing on journalist Tarun Tejpal’s appeal challenging the Bombay High Court verdict that overturned his trial court acquittal and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2013 sexual assault case. The bench of Justices MM Sundaresh and Prasanna B. Varale adjourned the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State of Goa, sought additional time to present the state's arguments. During the brief exchange, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Tejpal, urged the bench to grant his client interim liberty to return home for the Diwali festival, stating that time could be granted provided Tejpal was allowed out during the festive break. However, Solicitor General Mehta firmly opposed any interim relief, confirming the prosecution's formal objection and prompting the bench to reschedule the matter for Thursday.
