Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 08 Oct 2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 7688‑7689/2026 filed by Atul Anand against Punjab National Bank & Ors., arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 09‑01‑2026 in RP No. 54/2026 and 08‑12‑2025 in WP No. 10385/2013 of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Principal Seat at Jabalpur.
- Hearing took place on 06‑10‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Sirhaan Seth (Adv.), Mr. Shubham Manchani (Adv.), Mr. Amarjeet Singh (AOR). Counsel for respondents: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam (AOR), Mr. Anant Gautam (AOR), and a team of advocates.
Order
- Learned counsel for the petitioner shall take fresh steps to effect service of notice on the unserved respondents numbered 2 to 4 within a period of two weeks.
- Dasti service is also permitted.
- The matters shall be listed after completion of service of notice.
- In the meantime, liberty is granted to the petitioner’s counsel to file an application for substituted service.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court directed the petitioner to complete service of notice on the remaining respondents within two weeks, permitted dasti service, and allowed filing of a substituted‑service application, thereby advancing the proceedings.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Banking Litigation