Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 23-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 14380/2025 filed by Ascot Hotels and Resorts Ltd. & Ors. against Union of India & Anr., arising from the impugned final judgment dated 25‑03‑2025 in WP(C) No. 12089/2019 of the Delhi High Court.
  • Multiple interim applications were listed: IA No. 128642/2025 (admission), IA No. 199443/2025 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 199442/2025 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 199439/2025 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Counsel for the petitioners included Mr. R. Venkataramani (A.G. N/P), Mr. Akshat Bajpai (AOR), Mr. Sushil Kumar, Adv., Mr. Rupali Sushil Prasad, Adv., Mr. Harikesh Anirudhan, Adv., Mr. Shobhit Trehan, Adv., Mr. Atu​l Pandey, Adv., Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Adv., Ms. Jayashree Mishra, Adv., Mrs. Manisha Karia, Sr. Adv., Mrs. Shally Bhasin, Adv., Mr. Nishant Doshi, Adv., Mr. Hemang Arora, Adv.
  • Respondent counsel was Mr. S.S. Shroff (AOR) with the same team of advocates listed for the petitioners.
  • The bench hearing the matter comprised Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.

Final Outcome

  • The Court was informed that the recall application filed in relation to the order dated 01‑04‑2016 passed by the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), Delhi, in IA No. 26/2016 in Appeal No. 335/2015, had been heard and that orders on that application were reserved.
  • The matter was ordered to be re‑listed for further hearing on 17‑09‑2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Debt Recovery