Motilal Oswal Financial Service ... vs Santosh Cordeiro

insc-2026-5 Supreme Court of India 5 January 2026 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 36 of 2026; Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 5834 of 2025 • 27 min read

13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955 Constitution of India Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Small Causes Court under the Presidency Small Causes Court Act, 1882 Stamp Act, 1899 Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Judges (2)

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

Parties (2)

Motilal Oswal Financial Service Ltd. Appellant Santosh Cordeiro Respondent

Case Significance

Motilal Oswal Financial Service ... vs Santosh Cordeiro is a Supreme Court of India decision dated January 5, 2026 (citation: insc-2026-5). Civil appeal concerning arbitration in a financial services dispute between Motilal Oswal and an individual. The Supreme Court directed expeditious adjudication of the disputes and conclusion of proceedings within six months. The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan. The judgment was delivered by Justice K.V. Viswanathan.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 13 case citations.

Summary

Civil appeal concerning arbitration in a financial services dispute between Motilal Oswal and an individual. The Supreme Court directed expeditious adjudication of the disputes and conclusion of proceedings within six months.

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Statutes Cited

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

s 11 s 16 s 37 s 7

Bombay Government Premises (Eviction) Act, 1955

Constitution of India

Art 227

Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947

Indian Contract Act, 1872

s 10 s 28

Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976

Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882

s 41

Small Causes Court under the Presidency Small Causes Court Act, 1882

Stamp Act, 1899

Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Cases Cited (13)

IN (13)

(1968) 3 SCR 662 (1981) 1 SCC 523 (2005) 7 SCC 234 (2005) 8 SCC 618 (2011) 5 SCC 532 (2017) 10 SCC 706 (2017) 9 SCC 729 (2018) 1 SCC (Civ) 82 (2019) 20 SCC 406 (2021) 2 SCC 1 (2024) 6 SCC 1 2026 INSC 5 AIR 1969 SC 78

Cited By (1)

insc-2026-5

Motilal Oswal Financial Service ... vs Santosh Cordeiro

Judgment

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