Supreme Court of India warns of fake website scigovinjudicial.com cloning its official portal
The Supreme Court of India warned in a notice dated 3 November 2026 that scigovinjudicial.com impersonates its official website and may be used to steal personal data. The genuine Court domain is sci.gov.in.
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What happened
The Registry of the Supreme Court of India issued a public notice dated 3 November 2026 (F.No. CC-32/S14/1/2023-CC) cautioning stakeholders against a newly identified fraudulent domain, scigovinjudicial.com. The notice says the domain is impersonating the official online presence of the Court. It follows earlier public notices dated 16 July 2025, 28 April 2026 and 13 August 2026 about deceptive websites designed to clone the Court's official site. The notice is signed by the Deputy Registrar (Computer Cell).
How the scam works
According to the notice, the cybercriminals behind the fake link may try to obtain sensitive personal data and confidential credentials from the public, and disclosing personal or financial information could let the perpetrators steal data. The notice does not describe how people are directed to the fake domain or what the page asks for, and it does not say how many people have been affected.
The notice states that the Supreme Court of India is the registered user of the domain sci.gov.in. It encourages users to check the authenticity of web addresses by hovering over a link before engaging with it. A fake court site can be used to send people notices or messages that appear to come from a court, for example about a case, a fine or a summons, and to ask for a login, an Aadhaar number, bank details or a payment. That use is typical of such sites generally but is not described in this notice.
The Registry advises anyone who suspects that they have been compromised by this phishing attempt to update the passwords for all their online accounts immediately and to notify their banks to report unauthorised access. The repeated notices in 2025 and 2026 indicate that these cloned sites keep appearing under new domain names, so a site that looks right is not proof that it is official. The notice does not identify the people behind the domain.
Source
Supreme Court of India, Registry, public notice dated 3 November 2026, F.No. CC-32/S14/1/2023-CC (PDF on the Court's official document server).
Red flags
- A website named scigovinjudicial.com that claims to be the Supreme Court of India.
- An official-looking court address that is not sci.gov.in.
- A link or message asking for personal data, financial details or login credentials for a court matter.
- The Court has issued repeated notices (July 2025, April 2026, August 2026) about cloned sites.
If you were targeted
- 1Do not enter personal or financial details on scigovinjudicial.com.
- 2Use only sci.gov.in for Supreme Court of India services and check the spelling of the address before you click.
- 3Hover over a link to see its real destination before opening it.
- 4If you may have entered details, change the passwords for all your accounts and tell your bank.
- 5Report suspicious court messages to the Court's Registry and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.