Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 27-07-2026 (hearing date; order signed 28-07-2026)
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
- Respondents: The District Revenue Officer (Stamps) & Anr.
- Petition Details: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 37096/2025 arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 04-09-2025 in WA No. 2540/2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
- Intervention Applications: IA No. 331734/2025 – exemption from filing O.T.; IA No. 331733/2025 – permission to file additional documents, facts, and annexures.
- Hearing: Conducted on 27-07-2026 before a Bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. N. Venkataraman (A.S.G.), Mr. T. Sundar Ramanathan (AOR), Mr. Vivek Pandey, Adv., Mr. Krishan Singhal, Adv., Ms. Aastha Sardana, Adv., Ms. Anshika Singh, Adv., Mr. Shivshankar, Adv.
- Counsel for Respondent: Ms. Haripriya Padmanabhan, Sr. Adv./AAG; Ms. Kanika Kalaiyarasan, Adv./AOR; Ms. Misha Rohatgi, AOR.
Final Outcome
- The Court issued an order directing that the matter be listed before a Bench in which Justice Sanjay Kumar is not a member, effectively reassigning the case to a different Bench.
- No substantive decision on the merits of the petition, the exemption from filing O.T., or the permission to file additional documents was rendered.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Stamp Duty, Supreme Court