In a property dispute between a mother and her son, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma reminded the son of the importance of the mother in Hinduism. He orally asked the son to apologise to his mother and ask for her forgiveness.

In this case, the mother and her husband are the sole owners of the property and, out of love and affection, permitted the son and his wife to occupy the first floor on a permissive basis as licensees, without paying any rent. However, the son, along with his wife, allegedly started harassing the parents and exerted pressure on them to transfer the suit property in their favour. The Trial Court and the Delhi High Court ordered in favour of the parents. Against this, the son appealed to the Supreme Court.

The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justice Sharma and Justice NK Singh. While dismissing the matter, Justice Sharma orally said: "You should go and touch your mother's feet and apologise. Seek apology for all your sins."

Justice Sharma then addressed the counsels present in the Court and said: ...isn't what the son doing is wrong? We are asking the son to go back to mother, touch her, feel and apologise and take her blessings."

The parents alleged that the son and his wife set up claims of ownership based on fabricated documents. In view of this, the parents published a public notice in the newspaper severing all relations with them. They lodged an FIR against the son and terminated their license through a notice served on the son and his wife, and directed them to vacate the property. This subsequently led to a suit by the parents for possession, permanent injunction and recovery of damages.

The Trial Court held that the parents were the sole owners of the property and the son and his wife were merely licensees whose license stands validly terminated. Hence, they are bound to vacate the possession of the first floor of the property. This order was upheld by the Delhi High Court on April 17.

Against this, the son filed a special leave petition, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court.