Selling What You Make on Site Doesn’t Make It a Shop: Supreme Court Rules on Stamp Duty
Harinder Singh Sodhi v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. | 2026 INSC 922 | August 24, 2026 What the case was about This case began with a family property transfer…
A Small Deposit Shortfall Won’t Cancel a Bank Auction, Supreme Court Rules
Supreme Court held that under the SARFAESI Act, a minor shortfall in earnest money deposit does not vitiate a secured asset auction where 25% was promptly paid; surplus sale proceeds…
When Turnover Outran the Policy: Supreme Court Holds Post-Loss Premium Cannot Revive Lapsed Cover
The Supreme Court allowed the insurer's appeals, holding that Section 64VB of the Insurance Act bars assuming additional risk without advance premium, and an agent's unauthorized assurance cannot override this…
Supreme Court Questions Upfront Fees for Arbitration, Refers Constitutional Challenge to Larger Bench
The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench the validity of onerous pre-deposit arbitration clauses, holding that a two-Judge bench cannot overrule a three-Judge precedent in S.K. Jain and prima…
Supreme Court Rules Children Must Receive Individual Awards for Loss of a Parent’s Care in Accident Claims
The Supreme Court held that the wife and each child of a motor accident victim are independently entitled to separate spousal and parental consortium awards, enhancing the total compensation to…
A Debtor’s Home Protection Shield Cannot Be Inherited, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled that DRT execution under the 1993 Act overrides CPC procedures, so notice irregularities do not void a bank auction sale, and the CPC residential-house exemption is…
Supreme Court Rules Power Disconnections and Crore-Rupee Penalties Cannot Rest on Mere Suspicion of Electricity Theft
The Supreme Court held a writ petition against a provisional electricity assessment order is maintainable, set aside a Rs. 3.23 crore assessment against a steel company for lack of theft…
Supreme Court Dismisses ₹23 Lakh Supplier Claim, Ruling Winding-Up Proceedings Cannot Extend the Deadline to Sue
The Supreme Court set aside a money recovery decree, holding the suit barred by limitation even though the plaintiff proved its partnership firm registration, and ruled that time spent in…
Supreme Court Rules Interest in ‘Suspense Accounts’ Is Still Part of a Bank’s Recoverable Debt
Supreme Court rules that interest kept in a bank's suspense account after a loan turns bad forms part of the debt due, restoring the tribunal's order for Punjab National Bank…
Analysis of Delhi High Court Judgements passed on August 12, 2026
1. A nationwide demand from a single inspection Union of India v. Sterlite Technologies Limited — O.M.P. (COMM) 395/2023 | Avneesh Jhingan J | reserved 27.07.2026, pronounced 12.08.2026 | Reportable…