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India's High Courts are the highest courts of each state or group of states. Their judgments can be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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The Rajasthan High Court quashed police demands above Rule 10 rates for helping banks take possession under SARFAESI, in a petition by State Bank of India, with prospective effect.
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A Kerala High Court bench held that a borrower appealing to the DRAT must make the pre-deposit even against an interim order, and gave appellants three weeks to deposit 25% of the debt due.
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The Kerala High Court held that when a debtor pleads having no means to pay, Canara Bank must show more than its manager's statement before an arrest warrant can be issued.
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The Kerala High Court held that a whole account cannot stay frozen when police do not state the disputed amount, and set deadlines for Federal Bank and the police.
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed DCB Bank to unfreeze a trading firm's current account and hold only the disputed Rs 4.02 lakh in a fixed deposit.
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A Kerala High Court division bench held that a writ petition seeking early closure of non-callable fixed deposits with Bank of India was not maintainable, as the dispute is contractual.
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed Canara Bank to unfreeze a business's current account, holding that only the disputed amount should be kept in a fixed deposit.
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The Rajasthan High Court directed State Bank of India to keep only the disputed amount frozen in a customer's account linked to a police probe and to allow use of the rest.
Startups
Meta has pushed its new business terms to November 20th after publishers warned of AI scraping. Why the row matters for India's news outlets and the ANI case.
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The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a former director of Raheja Development Limited in a case where the ED alleges diversion of homebuyer funds.
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The Delhi High Court on 15 October 2026 granted bail to a former Reliance Communications executive director in a case where the ED alleges diversion of bank loans.
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The Delhi High Court dismissed SBI's plea to review its order holding that the bank could not use a retired officer's PF and gratuity to close his loans early.
Enforcement
The Calcutta High Court has rejected Sujit Bose's bail plea in an ED money-laundering case tied to municipal recruitment, holding Section 45 PMLA's twin conditions were not met.
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The Bombay High Court granted bail to the Vindhyavasini Group's promoter in an ED case over Rs 764.44 crore of SBI loans that the prosecution alleges were obtained with forged documents.
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The Bombay High Court on 12 October 2026 directed a Raigad Tahsildar to personally take possession of a mortgaged factory for Canara Bank, holding that a 2023 SARFAESI order had gone unexecuted.
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The Bombay High Court on 8 October 2026 set aside a 2016 order that held directors of Rupee Co-operative Bank personally liable for the bank's alleged losses, and ordered a fresh inquiry.
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The Delhi High Court on 16 October 2026 quashed the 2018 MCA order directing an SFIO investigation into Educomp Solutions, holding it was passed without due application of mind.
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The Madras High Court on 8 October 2026 dismissed a borrower's writ petition against a SARFAESI possession order obtained by State Bank of India, holding that the remedy lies before the Debts Recovery Tribunal.
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The Delhi High Court on 8 October 2026 dismissed Punjab National Bank's review petition, holding that refunds owed to former shareholders of Meena Steels Limited after a capital reduction need not go to the IEPF.
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The Gujarat High Court quashed a state tax charge entered on land mortgaged to SBI and held that the bank, as a secured creditor, has first charge over the property under the SARFAESI Act.
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The Gujarat High Court held that Bank of Baroda could not debit Rs 49.24 lakh as hedging charges from a customer that had given a 110% cash margin, and ordered a refund with 8% interest.
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The Calcutta High Court on 13 October 2026 held that a bank may claim a deduction for RBI-classified doubtful and loss assets even after a deduction under the main provision is allowed.
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The Karnataka High Court on 14 October 2026 set aside a debt tribunal order and a Recovery Officer's order challenged by Diageo Holdings Netherlands, holding there was no justification for the banks' claim over UBL shares.
Regulation
A fraud classification cuts a borrower off from the banking system, and for years it was applied on the strength of a report the borrower never saw. Two 2026 rulings and a new RBI framework have tightened what a bank must do first.
Enforcement
The largest single attachment in the Enforcement Directorate's history concerns a Chandigarh-based group, and the properties sit in Mohali, Rupnagar and Zirakpur. A 2026 High Court order on a Zirakpur project shows the same business model still being sold. Here is the Tricity's fraud record, and the complaint routes.
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Satyawati Tondon (2010) 8 SCC 110 bars borrowers from bypassing the DRT. Here is the SARFAESI Section 13, 17 and 18 ladder, the statutory clocks and the defences that survive.
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The Madras High Court has dismissed the Enforcement Directorate plea to move a former minister disproportionate-assets trial to a special PMLA court, calling the request premature.
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Satyawati Tondon (Supreme Court, 26 July 2010) bars routine writs against SARFAESI. Here is the Section 17 DRT route, the 45-day and Section 18 deposit rules, and where borrowers can still fight.
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A Kerala High Court-monitored SIT is investigating alleged misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala's Dwarapalaka idols under two FIRs naming ten accused; those arrested deny wrongdoing.
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 6 March 2025 granted bail to a NAAC member accused in the CBI case alleging bribery for an inflated A++ accreditation grade at KLEF, Guntur.
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The CBI registered an FIR on 30 June 2025 alleging bribery for favourable NMC medical-college inspections; a Telangana High Court order records the case, and the ED has since opened a linked probe.
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The Gujarat High Court on 3 September 2025 dismissed the regular bail plea of Khyati Multispeciality Hospital's chairman, an accused in the PMJAY angioplasty case in which two patients died.
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The Delhi High Court on 8 October 2024 declined to quash the CBI chargesheet against an EPFO officer in the Kandivali provident-fund case, holding there was enough material to proceed to trial.
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The Gauhati High Court directed Assam to act against officers over PM-KISAN benefits paid to about 11.7 lakh ineligible beneficiaries; departmental enquiries and a Bongaigaon FIR continue.
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The Delhi High Court quashed look-out circulars against the IFFCO and Indian Potash chiefs on 13 January 2026; the CBI probe into alleged fertiliser-subsidy inflation continues.
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The Gujarat High Court granted conditional bail to BZ Group head Bhupendrasinh Zala on 26 August 2025 after a chargesheet in the Sabarkantha deposit-scheme case; the matter now awaits trial.
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The Orissa High Court refused bail to a man the EOW accuses of collecting deposits for Hedgex Fund LLP, which allegedly took Rs 139 crore in Odisha; a chargesheet is filed and trial pending.
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The Chhattisgarh High Court on 22 March 2025 dismissed petitions by Ravi Uppal and Sourabh Chandrakar and upheld the ED's non-bailable warrants in the Mahadev betting app money-laundering case.
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The CBI said on 24 July 2026 it secured Avinash Arjun Rathod's deportation from the UAE; the Bombay High Court records a complaint that APS Wealth Ventures induced investors with promised returns.
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Vanuatu's PM ordered Lalit Modi's passport revoked on 10 March 2025; the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed his bid to surrender his Indian passport as ED FEMA proceedings continue.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court denied bail to former MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker in the ED's Mahira Group PMLA case, over Rs 363 crore the agency says 1,500 homebuyers paid.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed writs challenging the ED's PMLA arrest of two Ramprastha directors, in a case the agency says concerns Rs 1,100 crore of homebuyer money.
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The Calcutta High Court granted bail on 24 September 2025 to a man the ED arrested in its Fiewin gaming-app case, in which the agency alleges user deposits were routed to offshore crypto wallets.
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The Delhi High Court quashed the EOW FIR against Ashneer Grover, Madhuri Jain Grover and others on 11 November 2024 after a settlement with BharatPe. The allegations were never adjudicated.
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The Delhi High Court refused bail to Naresh Jain in July 2021 in the Enforcement Directorate's money-laundering investigation, which the ED alleges rotated funds through hundreds of shell firms.
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The Kerala High Court has transferred 12 cases against returning expatriates, filed on complaints by Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait alleging cheating, to the state Crime Branch for investigation.
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A Chennai PMLA court acquitted Kanishk Gold and its promoters on 20 September 2023, rejecting the prosecution key evidence; the ED appeal against the acquittal is pending before the Madras High Court.
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The Telangana High Court on 1 July 2026 upheld the ED retention of assets in the MMTC gold bullion buyers credit case; the prosecution complaint alleging over Rs 500 crore loss is pending trial.
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The Kerala High Court quashed the Enforcement Directorate's money-laundering case (ECIR/36/KCZO/2022) against Manappuram Finance MD V.P. Nandakumar on 25 August 2023, after the predicate FIR was itself set aside.
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The Gujarat High Court dismissed the bail plea of Khyati Hospital's chairman on 3 September 2025 in the Ahmedabad PM-JAY cardiac-billing case, where the FIR alleges unnecessary angioplasties and bogus Ayushman cards.
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The Delhi High Court refused bail on 10 June 2026 to a former Reliance Power CFO in the ED's PMLA case over allegedly forged bank guarantees in a SECI battery-storage tender; trial is pending.
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High Court orders record FIRs naming the Dani Data online gaming app and a deposit-then-vanish pattern; the ED is reported to have filed a PMLA prosecution complaint at Ahmedabad. Trial is pending.
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The Kerala High Court has refused bail to the second accused in the 'half-price' CSR scheme, in which the prosecution alleges about Rs 417 crore was collected from 1.5 lakh people; trial is pending.
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The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Oxfam India and its former CEO before a Delhi special court, alleging breaches of the FCRA cap on administrative spending; the trial has not begun.
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The Allahabad High Court granted bail to a former UPPCL Managing Director in a CBI case alleging Rs 2,267.90 crore of employees' provident-fund savings was diverted into DHFL fixed deposits; trial pending.
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The Delhi High Court has directed the EPFO to release Rs 86 lakh in provident-fund dues to a member the court treated as a victim of a forged withdrawal claim, while a CBI chargesheet awaits trial.
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The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the CBI chargesheet against three EPFO officials accused of settling 91 bogus provident-fund claims worth Rs 2.71 crore; trial is pending.
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The Chhattisgarh High Court granted retired IAS officer Anil Tuteja bail in the EOW's Rs 140 crore custom milling incentive case and criticised the prosecution's evidence. The trial has not begun and the allegations are unproven.
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The Delhi High Court upheld Section 132(4)'s validity but quashed 11 NFRA show-cause notices against Deloitte, SRBC and several chartered accountants for want of separation of functions. NFRA has moved the Supreme Court.
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The Bombay High Court rejected bail for an agent in the NIA's Laos 'Golden Triangle' case, where Indians were allegedly trafficked into forced cryptocurrency fraud; the trial remains pending.
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