Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 12-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: All India Fair Price Shop Dealers Federation West Bengal.
- Respondents: State of Odisha & others.
- Origin: Special Leave Petitions (Civil) arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 08-09-2026 in WP(C) No. 34998/2022 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack.
- Diary Numbers: 58790/2026 (Item 28) and 58795/2026 (Item 56).
- IA Numbers: 305611/2026, 305601/2026, 306125/2026, 306112/2026 – seeking exemption from filing certified/plain copies of the impugned judgments and permission to file SLPs without such copies.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Gautam Swarup, Adv.; Mr. Samyak Jain, Adv.; Mr. Rajat Sehgal (AOR); Mr. Rudra Deosthali, Adv.; Ms. Sakshi Pandey, Adv.; Mr. Ankur Singh, Adv.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court allowed the applications for permission to file the Special Leave Petitions without the certified/plain copy of the impugned orders.
- The Court directed the High Court of Orissa to expedite the hearing of the pending writ petitions WP(C) No. 34998/2022 and WP(C) No. 29979/2024, ordering disposal within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Supreme Court order.
- Accordingly, the Special Leave Petitions were ordered disposed of, and any pending applications, if any, were also ordered disposed of.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Fair Price Shop