New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, September 17, upheld a Karnataka High Court ruling that a trustee of Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth (VVMVP), a charitable trust established by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living, engaged in fraudulent conduct while purchasing agricultural land in a court auction in 2003, BarandBench reported.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale ruled that, despite the trustee having misrepresented his role during the auction, reopening the sale at this point was unwarranted. The top court also affirmed the high court's decision that an additional payment of Rs.25 lakh per acre be made to the original landowner, along with a proper survey to determine the precise boundaries of the la...