Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 18 June 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Appellant – M/S Chemester Food Industry Pvt. Ltd.; Respondents – JFC Finance (India) Ltd and others (Respondent Nos. 2 and 3).
- Civil Appeal No. 8638/2026 filed under IA No. 181040/2026 (ex‑parte stay) was heard before a bench of Hon’ble Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and Atul S. Chandurkar.
- Counsel for appellant included Ms. Meenakshi Arora and others; counsel for respondents included senior advocates Abhinav Vasisht, Dhruv Mehta, etc.
- The dispute concerns steps taken pursuant to an earlier impugned order; the court clarified that issuing notice will not be deemed as observing or hampering those steps.
Order Details
1. Respondent No. 1, represented by AOR Kanishk Khetan and senior counsel Dhruv Mehta, accepted notice.
2. Respondent No. 2, represented by AOR Karishma Maria and senior counsel Abhinav Vasisht, proposed to file an application to intervene in the proceedings.
3. The appellant is directed to serve notice to Respondents 2 and 3 by all modes of service.
4. The court emphasized that serving the notice shall not be construed as an observation on any steps already initiated under the impugned order, nor shall it impede any such steps.
5. The matter is listed for further hearing on 17 July 2026.
Final Outcome
- Notice service to Respondents 2 and 3 is mandated, with no impact on existing procedural steps; an intervention application may be filed by Respondent 2; next hearing scheduled for 17 July 2026.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Court Order