R.K Associate Legal Service

The Supreme Court has notified the “Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates by the Supreme Court of India, 2026”, replacing the 2023 Guidelines in terms of the Court's decision dated May 13, 2025 in Jitender @ Kalla vs. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) and Anr. (2025 INSC 667).

Expiry clauses inserted for anticipatory bail at inception are unsustainable, the Court said.

In a road accident case involving the death of a 13-year-old boy, the Supreme Court commuted a three-month sentence under Section 304A IPC, holding that jail is not mandatory