Is Supreme Court of India Down?

If you're experiencing issues with Supreme Court of India, try these troubleshooting steps:

Basic Steps

• 1. Refresh & Restart: Press Ctrl + F5 (or Cmd + Shift + R on Mac) to perform a hard refresh of the sci.gov.in page. This clears temporary loading errors from the court's case status and judgment databases. If that fails, restart your browser completely.
• 2. Try a Different Browser or Device: The Supreme Court portal often has compatibility issues with older or less common browsers. Test the site in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Alternatively, try accessing the site from your mobile phone or a different computer to rule out local device problems.
• 3. Clear Cache and Cookies: Accumulated cache can cause the cause list, daily orders, or judgment PDFs to load incorrectly. Clear your browser's cache and cookies, then reload sci.gov.in. This is particularly crucial if you see old data or broken layout elements.
• 4. Check Your Internet Connection: Ensure you have a stable connection. Run a speed test or try loading other government websites (like egazette.gov.in) to see if the issue is isolated to the Supreme Court site or your entire network.
• 5. Temporarily Disable VPN/Ad-Blockers: VPNs and ad-blocking extensions can interfere with the court's secure login portals or the CJI (Chief Justice of India) dashboard. Disable these extensions temporarily and reload the page.

Intermediate Steps

• 1. Try the Official Mobile App or Alternative Portals: The main site may be under heavy load on hearing days. If sci.gov.in is unresponsive, try accessing the e-SCR (Electronic Supreme Court Reporter) or the Case Status portal via the direct links often shared on the homepage. Sometimes, the main landing page fails but specific subdomains (like main.sci.gov.in) remain operational.
• 2. Check DNS Configuration: Your Internet Service Provider's DNS servers might be slow or blocking the site. Flush your DNS cache by typing ipconfig /flushdns in Command Prompt (Windows) or sudo dscacheutil -flushcache in Terminal (Mac). If that doesn't work, consider switching your DNS to Google's public DNS (8.8.8.8) or Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) temporarily.
• 3. Disable IPv6 Temporarily: Some older network configurations struggle with the security protocols on the Supreme Court's web servers. Go to your network adapter settings and temporarily disable IPv6 while keeping IPv4 active, then retry the site.
• 4. Verify Server-Side Outage vs. Local Firewall: Check if your corporate or institutional firewall is blocking the site's SSL certificate. Look for a padlock icon error in the address bar. If you see a "Your connection is not private" warning, try accessing the site via an incognito window or a phone hotspot to see if your local network is the culprit.

If you are still unable to load the Supreme Court of India website after trying these steps, the issue is likely on their end. Click the 'Report Outage' button on this Is It Down Bro? status page to notify our monitoring system and help others confirm they are not alone.