Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction
Order Date: 14-07-2026
Case Overview
- Appeal No. 7227/2009 was filed by Bunkering Brokers Limited (appellant) against M. V. Laxmi (respondent) in the Supreme Court.
- The appeal originated in 2008; leave to appeal was granted in 2009, resulting in a pendency of approximately 18 years.
- The Court noted that service of notice on the sole appellant for arranging alternative counsel was not successfully effected (order dated 09.09.2024) and that the appellant failed to appear on the hearing date.
- No counsel or representative appeared for the appellant on 14-07-2026, despite multiple opportunities.
- The matter was also linked to SLP(C) No.25481/2010 (IX), which challenged a High Court of Bombay order dated 06‑July‑2010 in Appeal No. 640 of 2007, originally dismissing an appeal by the fourth respondent, Hatimi Steels.
- Counsel for the petitioner in the SLP argued that the petitioner was actually aggrieved by a different High Court order (Appeal No. 703 of 2007) and that the order cited was annexed inadvertently.
- The Court found the petitioner's submission unsubstantiated and held that the petitioner could not be considered aggrieved by the order dismissed in Appeal No. 640 of 2007.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court dismissed Civil Appeal No. 7227/2009 for want of prosecution, reserving liberty to the appellant to revive the matter if the cause of action still survives.
- All pending applications, if any, in the civil appeal were ordered to stand closed.
- The Special Leave Petition (SLP(C) No.25481/2010) was dismissed, with the Court directing that any grievance regarding the High Court order in Appeal No. 703 of 2007 must be pursued through the appropriate legal remedy.
- All pending applications, if any, in the SLP were also ordered to stand disposed of.
Topics: Civil Appeal Dismissal, Supreme Court Procedure