Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 30 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – Canon India Private Limited; Respondent – Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax.
  • Civil Appeal No.132/2016 (Canon India Pvt Ltd vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax) was listed for hearing.
  • Numerous related matters were cited, including Civil Appeals No.3953/2017, No.3954/2017, No.9332/2026 and a long list of other C.A., I.A., S.L.P. and Diary numbers spanning 2016‑2026.
  • The bench comprised Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.
  • Counsel for the appellant included Mr. Ambhoj Kumar Sinha, Mr. Shankey Agrawal, Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Mr. S Dwarakanath, Sr. Adv. Arijit Prasad, Sr. Adv. Sudarshan Lamba, among others.
  • Counsel for the respondent included Mr. Shankey Agrawal, Mr. Harsh Shukla, Mr. Siddharth Agrawal, Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Mr. Salil Kapoor, Ms. Ananya Kapoor, and several additional advocates.

Final Outcome

1. Senior Counsel S. Ganesh requested that Civil Appeals No.3953/2017 and No.3954/2017 be treated as the lead appeals for the present batch; the Court accepted the request.

2. The Registry was directed to rearrange the matters accordingly, now listed under Item No.117.

3. Counsel for the respondent in Civil Appeal No.9332/2026 was permitted to file a counter‑affidavit within two weeks of the order.

4. All civil appeals and petitions in the batch were re‑listed for hearing on 20 August 2026.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Supreme Court Proceedings