The Supreme Court of India has issued another public advisory cautioning the public against fraudulent websites impersonating its official online presence. In a notice dated 3 November 2026, the Supreme Court Registry identified “scigovinjudicial.com” as a newly detected fraudulent domain that may be used to obtain sensitive personal information and confidential credentials through phishing.
[In picture: Home page of identified fake website “scigovinjudicial.com”]
The latest advisory follows earlier public notices dated 16 July 2025, 28 April 2026 and 13 August 2026, which had identified other deceptive domains created to impersonate the Supreme Court’s official website.
[In picture: Home page of original website of Supreme Court of India, “sci.gov.in”]
The Registry cautioned litigants, lawyers and other stakeholders against sharing personal or financial information through the newly identified domain, as such disclosures could facilitate data theft. It clarified that the Supreme Court’s registered official domain is sci.gov.in and advised users to verify website addresses by hovering over links before accessing them.
Previous phishing alerts issued by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Registry has issued a series of public notices since August 2023 to alert the public about fraudulent websites impersonating its official portal.
31 August 2023 Notice
The first notice warned against a phishing website hosted at the following URLs:
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http://cbins/scigv.com
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https://cbins.scigv.com/offence
The fraudulent page carried the heading “Offence of Money-Laundering” and sought personal details and confidential information. The Registry advised users not to disclose such information and stated that the cyber threat had been flagged to law enforcement agencies for investigation.
9 January 2025 Notice
The Registry subsequently identified 15 fraudulent domains impersonating the Supreme Court’s official website:
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www.scigoin.com
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www.scicbiovven.com
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www.scigoinvon.com
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www.scin.in
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www.scibovven.com
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www.cbisciingov.com
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www.judiciarycheck.in
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www.scis.scigovss.net
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www.slcmain.in
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www.judicialsearchinia.com
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www.sclm.in
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www.govt.judicialauthority.com
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www.thescoi.com
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www.sclcase.com
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www.lx-yindu.top
The Registry warned that these websites could be used to solicit personal details and confidential information and reiterated that the Supreme Court would never seek personal information, financial details or other confidential information through such websites.
16 July 2025 Notice
The next notice identified 16 fraudulent domains. It repeated the 15 domains listed in the January 2025 notice and added “www.supremecourtofindiagov.com”.
28 April 2026 Notice
The Registry identified another fraudulent domain, “scigovjudicial.com”.
The advisory cautioned users against disclosing personal or financial information through the website and stated that the cyber threat had been formally reported to law enforcement agencies.
13 August 2026 Notice
The Registry identified a further fraudulent domain, “sp-court-in.com”.
The notice again warned that the website could be used to obtain sensitive personal data and confidential credentials.
Supreme Court advises users to secure their accounts
The notice cautioned users against divulging personal or financial information through the domain. The Registry has further advised individuals who suspect that they have been compromised through the latest phishing attempt to immediately update the passwords for all their online accounts and notify their respective banks about any unauthorised access.
The Registry has also reiterated the importance of verifying electronic communications and website addresses before engaging with them. The official registered domain of the Supreme Court of India is “sci.gov.in”.
