Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 18-09-2026 (order digitally signed on 19-09-2026)

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Bank of Baroda
  • Respondents: Ashish Mittal & Ors.
  • Petition Numbers: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 32254/2026 (arising from impugned final judgment dated 28-07-2026 in LPA No. 535/2026 of the High Court of Delhi).
  • Interim Applications (IAs): IA No. 274369/2026 – exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment with SLP (C) No(s). 31942/2026; IA No. 271302/2026 – exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment.
  • Hearing Date: 18 September 2026.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Amiy Shukla, AOR; Mr. Shakti Vardhan, Adv.
  • Order Details: The Court issued notice on the prayer for interim relief and on the Special Leave Petitions. Reference is made to Item Nos. 18 + 62, Court No.2, Section XIV.
  • Key Reasoning: Pending consideration of the SLPs on the interim stay, private respondents/writ petitioners before the High Court must obtain permission from the High Court if they wish to travel abroad. Any such application filed before the High Court in the disposed writ petitions will be considered and disposed of expeditiously.
  • Additional Observation: The pendency of these Special Leave Petitions before this Court will not impede the petitioner from formulating a fresh Office Memorandum (OM) if deemed necessary.
  • Tagging: The order is tagged with SLP (C) No(s). 17194-17230/2024.
  • Signature: Digitally signed by Neetu Sachdeva, Deputy Registrar Court Master (NSH), on 2026.09.19 (signature not verified).

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court directed that interim relief notice be issued, mandated that respondents seek High Court permission for any foreign travel while the SLPs are pending, assured speedy disposal of such travel applications in disposed writ petitions, and clarified that the pending SLPs will not restrict the petitioner from issuing a new Office Memorandum.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Banking Litigation, Interim Relief