Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 09 Oct 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Central Bureau of Investigation (Petitioner) vs M/S MSPL LIMITED (Respondent).
  • Proceedings: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No. 34130/2026, arising from impugned judgments and orders dated 10‑12‑2025 in multiple CRP numbers (101257/2022, 100903/2022, 100904/2022, 100918/2022, 100924/2022, 100926/2022, 100927/2022, 101232/2022, 101234/2022, 101236/2022, 101240/2022, 101266/2022, 101442/2022, 101443/2022, 103647/2022, 103649/2022) passed by the High Court of Karnataka Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
  • Application: IA No. 188539/2026 for condonation of delay in filing the petition.
  • Hearing Date: 07‑10‑2026.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Davinder Pal Singh (A.S.G.), Ms. Vidhi Gupta, Adv. Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal‑909, AOR Mr. Pranjal Singh, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Gaurang Bhushan, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Dama Sheshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Gaurav Agarwal, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv.; Mr. Anshuman Srivastava, Adv.; Mr. Abhinabh Garg, Adv.; Mr. E.C. Agrawala‑177, AOR.

Court Orders

1. Delay in filing the petition is condoned.

2. Notice is to be issued to the respondent.

3. Mr. E.C. Agrawala, learned AOR, accepts the notice on behalf of the respondent.

4. Respondent must file a counter‑affidavit within two weeks of the order.

5. The matter is posted for further hearing on 28‑10‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court has allowed the CBI’s petition to proceed despite the filing delay, directed that a notice be served to MSPL, required MSPL to submit a counter‑affidavit within two weeks, and scheduled the next hearing for 28 Oct 2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Special Leave Petition