Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: JRPT Automation Pvt. Ltd.
  • Respondent: HT Process Controls Private Limited
  • Origin: The petition arises from an impugned judgment and order dated 15-07-2024 in CS(COMM) No. 560/2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
  • Petition Details: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 45681/2026 filed before the Supreme Court.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Senior Counsel Mr. Debal Banerji, assisted by a team of advocates (Manish Gupta, Prateek Gupta, Riya, Shipra Bhardwaj, Sowmya China, Payal Singh, Vivek Chandrasekar, Manaswee Gupta, Ravi, Mehul Jain, Yash Tewari, Ankit Gupta, Vishwajeet Dubey, Shivanshu Gusain, Shubham Aggarwal, Amit Mishra, Phallya Jain, Vaishanvi Mishra, Richa Kohli, Sanjay Mangal, Vardan Gupta, etc.).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
  • Petitioner’s Grievance: An application under Order XXXIX Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (IA No. 43053 of 2024) filed on 10 Oct 2024 had not been adjudicated. The petitioner argued that this application should be heard either before or simultaneously with the contempt application (IA No. 44165 of 2024).
  • Court’s Observation: The Court noted that both the Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC application and the contempt application are listed before a learned single Judge of the Delhi High Court for hearing on 21 Aug 2026. The Court expressed confidence that the High Court Judge would hear both applications together and pass appropriate orders.

Final Outcome

1. The Supreme Court condoned the delay in filing the Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC application.

2. The Court ordered that the Order XXXIX Rule 4 CPC application be heard along with the contempt petition before a High Court judge on 21 Aug 2026.

3. The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.

4. The pending application is also disposed of.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Civil Procedure