Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28‑09‑2026 (order signed by Deputy Registrar Deepak Guglani)

Case Overview

  • Parties: petitioner – Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL); respondents – M/s Vimal Filling Station and others.
  • Nature of Proceeding: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 16745‑16746/2026 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 19‑01‑2026 in RARS No. 32/2022 and 06‑07‑2022 in RSA No. 1886/2019 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh.
  • Hearing Date: 25‑09‑2026 before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. T. Sundar Ramanathan (AOR), Mr. Vivek Pandey, Mr. Krishan Singhal, Ms. Aastha Sardana, Ms. Anshika Singh.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Shantanu Krishna (AOR), Mr. Mohd Umar Iqbal Khan, Ms. Vaishnavi Srivastava, Ms. Garima Yadav.

Observations & Directions

  • Respondent No. 1 and No. 2 filed a counter‑affidavit on 24‑09‑2026; the Court directed the Registry to verify and upload the same.
  • Counsel for the petitioner sought liberty to file a rejoinder to the counter‑affidavit; the Court permitted this request.
  • The earlier interim order dated 04‑05‑2026 was ordered to continue in force until the next hearing.
  • The matter was re‑listed for further hearing on 06‑11‑2026.
  • The order was digitally signed by Deputy Registrar Court Master (NSH) Deepak Guglani on 28‑09‑2026 at 13:20:35 IST.

Final Outcome

  • Registry to verify and post the respondents’ counter‑affidavit filed on 24‑09‑2026.
  • Petitioner granted time to file a rejoinder.
  • Interim order of 04‑05‑2026 remains operative.
  • Next hearing scheduled for 06‑11‑2026.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Petroleum Sector