SARFAESI | Borrowers' Redemption Right Not Lost By Auction Sale If Balance Consideration Was Paid After Timelimit : Supreme Court

The Court allowed the borrower to redeem the property despite the issuance of sale certificate, as the balance was paid by the auction purchaser belatedly.

Election Petition Must Be Decided On Materials On Record, Can't Be Remanded To Fill Evidentiary Gaps : Supreme Court

The Court set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s order directing voter examination and fingerprint analysis in a double voting case, as no such plea was made before the Election Tribunal.

Order IX Rule 13 CPC Application Not Barred By Dismissal Of Appeal Against Ex-Parte Decree : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 1) observed that the filing of an appeal against an ex-parte decree would not bar the filing of an application for setting aside the ex-parte decree under Order IX Rule 13 Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).The Court explained that the scope of appeal under Section 96 CPC and the application under Order IX Rule 13 was different. While in the former, the merits of the decree will be examined, in the latter, one can seek setting aside of the decree by showing...

Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Satinder Singh Bhasin For Not Settling Claims In Grand Venice Project

The Court also noted that Bhasin had siphoned off Rs 50 lakhs from his company to make the bail deposit.

Supreme Court Weekly Digest February 12 - 20, 2026

Administrative Law – Retrospective Validation – Ex Post Facto Approval – Whether subsequent Board approval can cure a jurisdictional defect in a CLU issued without statutory backing. Held: When a statute prescribes a particular manner for doing an act, it must be done in that manner and no other - A CLU that is unlawful on the date of its grant for want of statutory authority does...

In Departmental Enquiry, Document Not Admitted By Employee Must Be Proved Through Witness : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 1) has observed that when the employee doesn't admit the charges labelled against him, he cannot be dismissed from the services based on an employer's unproven documentary evidence. The Court emphasized that employers must prove such documentary evidence through witnesses, so that the employee could have an opportunity to cross-examine the witness.“Even in a case based solely on documentary evidence, unless the relied upon documents are admitted by the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 1, 2026

Links to today's reports :Delay In Filing Complaint Can Be Fatal In Matrimonial Disputes: Supreme Court Quashes 498A, Dowry Harassment Case Against In-LawsWest Bengal SIR | Appellate Tribunals Can Entertain Fresh Documents After Verifying Genuineness : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Trial Against TN Minister Durai Murugan In Disproportionate Assets Case'Trust Property Matter Of Public Concern': Supreme Court Restores Criminal Case Over Sale of CSI Church Land In Andhra'Govt Biggest Litigant...

S. 197 CrPC | Subsequent Extension Of Sanction Requirement Won't Invalidate Cognizance Taken When There Was No Bar : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 1) observed that a later extension of sanction protection under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be invoked to defeat proceedings that were initiated at a time when no such bar existed.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra upheld the criminal proceedings against a subordinate rank officer of the Calcutta Police force, against whom cognizance of an offence was taken before the extension of the benefit of...

Order 23 Rule 1 CPC Applies To S.11 Arbitration Act; Fresh Arbitration Barred After Abandoning Earlier Claim : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a party who abandons an earlier arbitration proceeding would be barred from initiating a subsequent arbitration proceeding on the same cause of action. The Court underscored that such conduct amounts to an abuse of the judicial process and is barred on grounds of public policy. “A litigant cannot be permitted to abuse the process of Court to file a fresh proceeding again on the same cause of action. The bar contained in Order 23 Rule 1 of the Code which...

Karnataka Stamp Act | Court Has No Discretion To Impose Penalty Below Ten Times Deficit Duty: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that when courts determine a deficiency in stamp duty under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, they have no discretion to impose a penalty lower than ten times the duty. “There is no discretion insofar as the quantum of penalty is concerned when the instrument is sought to be admitted in evidence before court without transmitting it to the District...

'Trust Property Matter Of Public Concern': Supreme Court Restores Criminal Case Over Sale of CSI Church Land In Andhra

The Supreme Court has restored criminal proceedings in a case concerning the alleged fraudulent sale of land belonging to the Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA), holding that property held in trust for the community cannot be treated as a purely private matter and that any irregularity in its alienation is a matter of legitimate public concern.A Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin...

Delay In Filing Complaint Can Be Fatal In Matrimonial Disputes: Supreme Court Quashes 498A, Dowry Harassment Case Against In-Laws

Emphasising that unexplained delay in initiating criminal proceedings can be fatal in matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court quashed a dowry harassment case against a woman's parents-in-law and sister-in-law, holding that a delay of nearly seven years without sufficient explanation cast serious doubt on the prosecution's case.The Court set aside the Allahabad High Court's order which had...