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Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited vs M/S P.M.Associates
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- Sep 30, 2026
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1071
- Judges
- Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Alok Aradhe
AI breakdown
- This case involved a dispute over the auction sale of a resort property by Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited due to unpaid loans.
- The Supreme Court decided the auction was invalid because it violated several legal procedures, such as conducting a sale before the mandatory notice period ended.
- The key reason the appeals court's decision was overturned was because the auction broke rules designed to protect the borrower.
Parties
Applicant
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited
Respondent
M/S P.M.Associates
Judgment text (excerpt)
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited vs M/S P.M.Associates on 30 September, 2026
Author: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha
Bench: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha
2026 INSC 1071 NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE/INHERENT JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10077-10078 OF 2014
STERLING HOLIDAY RESORTS LIMITED …APPELLANT
VERSUS
M/S P.M. ASSOCIATES & ORS. …RESPONDENTS
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10246-10247 OF 2014
CONTEMPT PETITION (C) NOS. 834-835 OF 2015
IN
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 10077-10078 OF 2014
AND
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 508 OF 2016
JUDGMENT
ALOK ARADHE, J.
1. This batch of matters concerns the fate of a hill resort which has
been the subject of litigation for well over a decade. The central
issue in this batch of appeals is whether the process culminating
in issuance of sale certificate, was conducted in conformity with
the statutory framework governing such sale.
Signature Not Verified
2. The Civil Appeal Nos. 10077-10078 of 2014, preferred by Sterling
Digitally signed by
KAPIL TANDON
Date: 2026.09.30
17:40:49 IST
Reason:
Holiday Resorts Limited (“the Borrower”), and Civil Appeal Nos.
1
10246-10247 of 2014, preferred by M/s P.M. Associates (“the
Purchaser”), arise out of the common judgment dated
23.08.2013 passed by the High Court1. The Special Leave
Petition (Civil) No. 508 of 2016 has been filed by the Purchaser
against the order dated 13.04.2015 of the High Court in a
Company Petition, which sanctioned a modified composite
scheme of arrangement and amalgamation betwe…

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