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Lawsuit Over $13 Million Loans Targets Two Ontario Sikh Temples
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Legal Action and Underlying Issues
A civil suit filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in September seeks the return of more than $13 million that SSMT Management Inc. and Oculus Mortgage GP Inc. claim to have loaned to two federally-registered Sikh charities—the Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto (SSCT) and Nanaksar Thath Ishar Darbar. The plaintiffs, run by Jason A. Waxman, allege that the loans were secured against the temples’ properties and that the paperwork was mishandled by lawyer and former Liberal MP Rajvinder Grewal and his firm RSG Law Professional Corporation. Court documents list Amarjit Singh Deol, president of both gurdwaras, and board member Gurmail Singh Nirman as personal guarantors, with Grewal also named as a guarantor despite not appearing on the charities’ boards. The filing asserts that the original $10 million loan dated April 25 2025 was expanded on May 20 to a $15 million commitment tied to the Brampton property.
Data & Statistics
- Loan amount: $10 million (April 25 2025) expanded to $15 million (May 20).
- Interest rates: up to 15 % (? $187,500 per month) for the first six months, rising to 24 % (? $300,000 per month) thereafter.
- Payments from RSG Law’s trust account: $250,000 on April 7 and $250,000 on April 10 to SSCT; an additional $250,000 to the Brampton gurdwara.
- Alleged cheque-fraud proceeds: $6.095 million in three cheques (April 13-14) transferred by lawyer Rajkiran Sidhu, of which $250,000 reached SSCT.
Official Statements & Responses
Grewal’s counsel, Simon Bieber of Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, told reporters that he believes the matter has been resolved, a view contradicted by the plaintiff’s lawyer Maria Naimark of Tyr LLP, who said the case “has not been resolved.” The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has suspended the licence of Davinder Khattra, RSG Law’s owner, and is conducting a disciplinary probe of Grewal that could lead to revocation of his licence. A preliminary ruling in September ordered that the Brampton property not be sold or further encumbered pending a hearing.
What’s Next
A hearing on the injunction and the broader disciplinary matters is scheduled for mid-January, with the LSO’s procedural hearing on Grewal set for January 2027. The outcome will determine whether the temples must repay the loans, whether the properties will remain under court control, and whether Grewal’s licence to practice law will be revoked.
