Bank of India SLP Stay Granted Supreme Court

Case name: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No(s). 25302/2026
Petitioner: Zonal Manager, Bank of India
Respondent: Presiding Officer, CGIT‑cum‑Labour Court & Anr.
Court/Authority: Supreme Court of India
Hearing date: 22‑05‑2026
Order date (digital signature): 23‑05‑2026 13:08:57 IST
Related High Court order: Final judgment and order dated 04‑09‑2025 in LPA No. 330/2025 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad
Interim Applications (IA): IA No. 138489/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 138490/2026 (exemption from filing C/C), IA No. 138884/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.)

Petitioner counsel: Sr. Adv. Dhruv Mehta, Adv. Vipin Kumar Jai, AOR Gurinder Jai, Adv. Sanjana Dua
Respondent counsel: Adv. Rajesh Pathak (appears as Caveator), Adv. Sumit Srivaastava, AOR Ishank Gupta

Petition challenges the impugned final judgment and order dated 04‑09‑2025 issued by the High Court of Gujarat in LPA No. 330/2025.
Specific grounds for the petition are not detailed in the order excerpt.

The Supreme Court, after hearing counsel, condoned the delay in filing the petition.
The Court directed that a notice be issued, returnable within eight weeks.
Stay was ordered on the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court pending further proceedings.

Delay condoned – no penalty imposed for procedural delay.
Notice issuance – Respondents to file a response within eight weeks of notice.
Stay of High Court order – The High Court’s judgment dated 04‑09‑2025 is stayed until the Supreme Court decides the matter.

Respondent No. 2, represented by Advocate Rajesh Pathak, waived service of notice on behalf of the respondent.
Parties must comply with the eight‑week deadline for filing their responses to the notice.

The order condones delay, issues notice, and imposes a stay on the High Court’s impugned judgment.
The order is digitally signed by Registrar Jagdish Kumar on 23‑05‑2026.