Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 31-08-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: The Cambay Education Society & Anr (petitioner) vs Chaudhary Vinodkumar Narsangbhai & Ors (respondent).
- Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 23304/2026, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 14-10-2025 in LPA No. 1566/2019 of the High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
- Hearing: Conducted on 31 August 2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
- Counsel: Petitioners represented by Mr. Amit Pai, Mr. Rushabh N. Kapadia, Mr. Harshit Khanduja, Mr. Himanshu Satija, AOR Ms. Sujal Gupta, Mr. Vasu Pandit, Ms. Himadri Sharma.
- Interim Applications: Several IA applications were pending, including IA No. 217370/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 217379/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 217373/2026 (deleting name), IA No. 217371/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 230723/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 230722/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
Final Outcome
- The Court condoned the delay in filing the interim applications.
- The Court declined to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India on the peculiar facts of the case.
- Consequently, the Special Leave Petition was dismissed.
- All pending applications were ordered disposed.
Topics: Supreme Court; Special Leave Petition; Article 136