Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 18-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Astromed Healthcare India Private Limited; Respondents: State of Tamil Nadu & Others.
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.15736/2026, arising from impugned final judgment dated 03‑08‑2026 in WPCRL No.1897/2026 of the Madras High Court.
- Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Ashish Choudhury (AOR); for respondents: Mr. B. Karunakaran, Mr. Shoaib Fazil S., Mr. Kamesh Gaud, Mr. Anand Shankar Jha, Mr. Parvez Rahman, Mr. Shubhank Sharma.
Order Details
1. Petitioner must deposit Rs 1,00,00,000 (Rs 1 crore) with the Court Registry; upon deposit, its bank accounts shall be de‑frozen, without prejudice to its rights and contentions.
2. The deposited amount shall be invested in a short‑term fixed deposit of a nationalised bank on an auto‑renewal basis.
3. The special leave petition shall be relisted after four weeks from the date of this order.
4. A counter‑affidavit must be filed within two weeks of the order.
5. Any rejoinder, if filed, must be submitted within one week after the counter‑affidavit.
Final Outcome
- The Court conditioned the unfreezing of Astromed Healthcare’s bank accounts on a Rs 1 crore deposit and set procedural timelines for filing further pleadings, thereby allowing the petition to proceed.
Topics: Bank Account Freeze, Special Leave Petition, Supreme Court Order