Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: AP Tourism Development Corporation (Petitioner)
  • Respondents: Visakhapatnam Town Fisher Women Dry Fish Cooperative Society Limited & Ors. (Respondent)
  • Petitions: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 16731‑16732/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 23‑04‑2026 passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amravati in WPPIL No. 110/2018 and WP No. 625/2026.
  • IA No.: 142882/2026 – exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Apresh Kumar Singh.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rai, Sr. Adv., Mr. Saif Rizvi, Adv., Mrs. Rajshree Rai, Adv., Mr. Vinay Kumar Rai, Adv., Mr. Vijay Kumar Seth, Adv., Mr. Ashok Pratap Rai, Adv., Mr. Abhinav S Raghuvanshi, Adv., Mr. Anil Agarwal, Adv., Ms. Modoyia Kayina, Adv., and M/S R And R Law Associates.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Tadimalla Bhaskar Gowtham, Adv., Ms. Shambhawi Shiva, Adv., Mr. Thandra Sai Yeshwanth Goud, Adv., M/S Godavari Law Associates, Mr. T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas, Adv., Mr. Siddharth Vasudev, Adv., Ms. Gayatri Gulati, Adv., Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, Adv., Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv., and Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv.

Order

> In view of letter circulated by Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent(s), the matters stand adjourned for two weeks, to enable him to file counter affidavit.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court has adjourned the proceedings for a period of two weeks to allow the respondent’s counsel to file a counter‑affidavit. No substantive ruling on the merits of the appeal has been made.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Tourism, Fisheries