Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28‑07‑2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 23217/2026 filed by Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 13‑Mar‑2026 in MCA No. 2576/2025 and dated 10‑Apr‑2026 in LPA No. 1100/2025 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad.
  • Respondents: Amitkumar Lalitbhai Ghoricha & Anr.
  • IA No. 194315/2026 seeks exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment.
  • Hearing held on 27‑Jul‑2026 before a two‑judge bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
  • Petitioner's counsel: Mr. Nikhil Goel (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Deepak Shukla, Mr. Pradhuman Gohil, Mrs. Taruna Singh Gohil, AOR Ms. Taniya Bansal, Mr. Rushabh N. Kapadia, Mr. Pulkit Khanduja.
  • Respondent's counsel: Ms. Anita Bafna, AOR Ms. Manisha T. Karia (Sr. Adv.), Ms. Ananya Arora, Ms. Shreya Gupta, Mr. Deepin Deepak Sahni, Mr. Arun Khetwani, Mr. Arth Arora, Mr. Vishal Navale.

Order Details

1. Issue notice to the respondent(s).

2. Service through dasti mode is permitted.

3. Ms. Manisha T. Karia, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 1, accepts notice.

4. Formal issuance of notice to respondent No. 1 is waived.

5. Issue notice to the remaining respondent(s).

6. Counter‑affidavit to be filed within four weeks from the date of notice.

7. The matter shall be listed immediately thereafter.

  • The order was digitally signed by Court Master Akshay Kumar Bhoria on 28‑Jul‑2026 at 16:40:19 IST (signature not verified).

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court directed procedural steps to notify the respondents, waived formal notice to respondent No. 1, allowed dasti service, set a four‑week deadline for filing a counter‑affidavit, and ordered the case to be listed for further hearing immediately after compliance.

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