Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited vs Sriram City Union Finance Ltd

insc-2025-1327 Supreme Court of India 18 November 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13785 OF 2025 • 29 min read
22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Amendment to the Act, 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act, 1961 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Private Limited company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 Usurious Loans Act, 1918 respondent is a NBFC registered under and solely governed by Chapter III B of the Reserve bank of India Act, 1934

Judges (2)

J.B. Pardiwala Delivered K.V. Viswanathan Coram

Parties (2)

Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited Appellant Sriram City Union Finance Ltd. Respondent

Case Significance

Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited vs Sriram City Union Finance Ltd is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1327). Challenge to Letters Patent Appeals filed before the Bombay High Court regarding a financial dispute. The Supreme Court quashed the Letters Patent Appeals, holding them not maintainable, and directed the matters to be decided in the appropriate forum. The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 22 case citations.

Summary

Challenge to Letters Patent Appeals filed before the Bombay High Court regarding a financial dispute. The Supreme Court quashed the Letters Patent Appeals, holding them not maintainable, and directed the matters to be decided in the appropriate forum.

What was the outcome of Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited vs Sriram City Union Finance Ltd?

Challenge to Letters Patent Appeals filed before the Bombay High Court regarding a financial dispute. The Supreme Court quashed the Letters Patent Appeals, holding them not maintainable, and directed ...

Statutes Cited

Amendment to the Act, 1996
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
s 31(7)(b) s 37
Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act, 1961
Indian Contract Act, 1872
s 23
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
s 7
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
s 138
Private Limited company registered under the Companies Act, 1956
respondent is a NBFC registered under and solely governed by Chapter III B of the Reserve bank of India Act, 1934
Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003
Usurious Loans Act, 1918
s 3

Cases Cited (22)

IN (22)
(1986) 3 SCC 156 (1992) 1 SCC 508 (2001) 2 SCC 721 (2002) 1 SCC 367 (2005) 6 SCC 462 (2009) 12 SCC 1 (2009) 8 SCC 257 (2012) 1 SCC 594 (2015) 2 SCC (Civ) 38 (2015) 2 SCC 189 (2015) 5 SCC 739 (2019) 15 SCC 131 (2022) 7 SCC 394 (2023) 1 SCC 602 (2023) 15 SCC 781 (2025) 7 SCC 132 2022 INSC 898 2024 INSC 743 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2600 2025 INSC 1148 2025 INSC 1327 AIR 1959 SC 781

Cited By (1)

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Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited vs Sriram City Union Finance Ltd

Judgment

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