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Earnest Money Deposit Shortfall Does Not Vitiate Sale If 25% of Sale Price Is Paid on Auction Day Under SARFAESI: Supreme Court
New Delhi, August 23, 2026: The Supreme Court has ruled that an auction sale conducted under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) cannot be cancelled merely because the auction purchaser initially deposited a small amount less than the…
Post-Graduation Cannot Be Treated as Equivalent to Practice at Bar for Civil Judge Recruitment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has rejected the contention that post-graduation in law can be treated as equivalent to actual practice at the Bar for determining eligibility to enter the judicial service as a Civil Judge (Junior Division). The Court maintained that practical exposure to court proceedings is an important…
1989 Double Murder Case: Conviction Overturned After Gaps Found in Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Ravi Kumar Singh Malhotra in a 1989 double murder case involving the deaths of his wife Sushma and their minor son. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih delivered the judgment on 20 August 2026, holding that the prosecution had failed to establish a…
Wife’s Earnings No Ground to Reduce Father’s Liability to Maintain Children: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Allahabad High Court that had reduced the interim maintenance payable for two minor daughters from ₹60,000 per month to ₹30,000 per month. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta held that the fact that the mother earns an income cannot, by…
Advocate Cannot Disclose Confidential Information Even When Former Client Becomes Adversary; Two-Year Suspension Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on August 21, 2026, has upheld the disciplinary action taken against advocate Rizwan Siddiquee for his misconduct involving the disclosure of confidential communications with his former client. The Court confirmed that such disclosure, made during a television interview, was a serious violation of…
UP Gangsters Act Cases Against Two Lawyers Quashed as Supreme Court Terms Law ‘Stillborn’: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 is “stillborn” because the statute prescribes punishment against a person described as a gangster without creating a distinct criminal offence under the Act itself. A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and…
Revenue Mutation Cannot Extinguish Property Title, Co-Ownership Rights of Ramprasad’s Legal Heirs Restored: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has restored the co-ownership and partition rights claimed by the legal heirs of late Ramprasad in an agricultural property dispute concerning land in Kanadia village, Indore. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih held that a revenue mutation entry, by itself,…
TVS Motor's 'Referral Charges' From Banks Are Taxable, But No Penalty as Tax Was Already Paid: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that referral charges received by TVS Motor Company Limited from banks and an insurance company were taxable as Business Auxiliary Service under the Finance Act, 1994. However, the Court set aside the penalty imposed on the company because the entire tax liability had already been paid…
Settlement Invalid Without Consent of All Claimants, Lok Adalat Awards in Land Compensation Case Quashed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court judgment that had upheld Lok Adalat awards concerning the distribution of compensation for acquired land. The Court held that where different persons have competing claims over title and entitlement to compensation, the dispute cannot be settled through a Lok…
Recovery of Money Cannot Sustain Corruption Conviction Without Proof of Bribe Demand, Two Gujarat Panchayat Employees Acquitted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted two Gujarat Panchayat employees in a corruption case that originated nearly three decades ago, holding that the prosecution failed to prove the alleged demand for a Rs 120 bribe beyond reasonable doubt. The Court also found that recovery of only Rs 20 could not by itself establish the…
