Jindal Drugs Petition Dismissed, Withdrawal Allowed

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 03-09-2026

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (CRL.) No.14722/2026 filed by Jindal Drugs Private Limited against the State of Maharashtra & anr, arising from the High Court of Bombay’s final judgment and order dated 29-04-2026 in WP No.5004/2025.
The petition was heard by a two‑judge bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan.
Senior Counsel for the petitioner was Mr. Siddhartha Dave, assisted by Ms. Fereshte D Sethna, Ms. Anuradha Dutt, Mr. Prakalathan Bathey, Ms. Naomi Ting, Mr. Urvan Irani, Ms. Aditi Srivastava, Ms. Tarang Saraogi, Ms. Sushmita Singh Chauhan, Ms. Bhagyashree Anklesaria and AoR Ms. B. Vijayalakshmi Menon.
Senior Counsel for the respondent (State of Maharashtra) was Mr. Sidharth Luthra, assisted by Ms. Shachi Udeshi.
The petitioner sought permission to withdraw the petition while retaining liberty to raise all factual and legal points during the trial.

The Special Leave Petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to raise all points, both factual and legal, during the trial.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Pharmaceutical Industry