Supreme CourtBanking LawFinance and Lending LawLabor and Employment LawPension and Benefits LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawSecured Creditor Gets Statutory Priority Under SARFAESI but EPF First Charge Prevails Over Sale ProceedsA bench of Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard appeals by Jalgaon District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. challenging a commoNov 21, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtArbitration and ADRBanking LawCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawContract LawFinance and Lending LawPractice and Procedure LawPost-award Interest Is Mandatory; Arbitrator May Only Fix Rate, Supreme Court HoldsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan heard Civil Appeal No. 13785 of 2025 arising out of SLP(C) No. 12300 of 2020, challenging a DiNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawBusiness and Financial Crimes LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawMunicipal LawReturned Councillor’s Election Remains Void for Failing to Disclose Conviction; Supreme Court Dismisses SLPA bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar heard a Special Leave Petition filed by a returned councillor challenginNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering LawBanking LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawOrganized Crime LawSupreme Court directs written grounds of arrest in all cases and prescribes two‑hour minimum before remandA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih heard appeals arising out of alleged failure to furnish written grounds of arreNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAcquisition, Requisition, Eminent Domain and NationalisationBanking LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCourts and JudiciaryFinance and Lending LawIncome Tax and Direct TaxesLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawReal Property LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court Quashes E‑Auction of DDA Land, Directs Bank to Refund Buyer with InterestA bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe heard an appeal by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) challenging an e‑auction sale of leasehold lNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawCivil Contract LawContract LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawRevenueTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court Holds “Security Bond cum Mortgage Deed” Chargeable Under Article 40; Dismisses AppealsA bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard appeals challenging Allahabad High Court orders on the proper stamp duty forNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawFinance and Lending LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawSupreme Court Holds Second Special Leave Petition Not Maintainable After Unconditional Withdrawal Without LeaveA bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K.V. Viswanathan heard appeals arising out of challenges to an order of the Kerala High Court and the diNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawCommercial Finance LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawFinance and Lending LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawSupreme Court holds redemption right under amended S.13(8) SARFAESI ends on publication of sale notice; High Court order set asideA bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan heard appeals against a Madras High Court order that quashed a bank’s sale certificate andNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawBankruptcy and Restructuring LawBusiness and Financial Crimes LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCorporate Insolvency LawCriminal LawReal Property LawSupreme Court Affirms That Buy‑Back Contracts Make Investors “Speculative” and Bars Them From Triggering CIRP; Ordinance Held Applicable to Pending PetitionsA Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard a cluster of appeals arising out of two National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ordeNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBanking LawCommercial Finance LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawFinance and Lending LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawTax LawTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court Allows SBI Appeal, Holds OTS 2020 Application Was Incomplete for Lack of Mandatory Up‑front PaymentA bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih heard the appeal by way of special leave filed by two officers of the State Bank of IndiNov 11, 2025•3 min