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 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 CourtBusiness Organizations LawCommercial Transactions LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawCorporate LawExecutiveFinance and Lending LawIndustry PromotionPublic Finance LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds State Financial Corporation Not Liable For Supplier's 1985 Debt, Orders Refund Of Encashed GuaranteesA bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard an appeal by the Odisha State Financial Corporation (OSFC) against the Uttarakhand High CouNov 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 CourtCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawFinance and Lending LawSupreme Court Holds High Court Erred in Ordering Specific Performance; Directs Rs.3 Lakh Payment InsteadA bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S.V.N. Bhatti heard an appeal by the defendant against the High Court of Punjab and Haryana’s reversal ofNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawCommercial Transactions LawContract LawEnergy LawFinance and Lending LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSales and Transmission LawSupreme Court Holds Encashment of Performance Bank Guarantee a Contractual Remedy and Limits Regulatory InterferenceA bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma heard an appeal by a state-owned distribution licensee challenging concurrent orders of theNov 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
Supreme CourtBanking LawFinance and Lending LawSecurities and Financial Instruments LawSupreme Court Remands Priority Dispute Between Provident Fund Claim and Secured Creditors to High CourtA bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal by an asset reconstruction firm against a Karnataka High Court order tNov 11, 2025•3 min