Circar Paper Mills Appeal – Judgment Reserved

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20-08-2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Appellant – M/s. Circar Paper Mills Limited; Respondent – District Collector, Nellore District & Others.
• Nature of proceeding: Civil Appeal No. 699/2017 seeking modification of earlier court orders (IA 3/2015 and IA 4/2017) with related C.A. Nos. 807‑808/2017 and 809‑810/2017.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
• Counsel for appellant included senior advocates Sudha Gupta (AOR), Ranjit Kumar, Navin Pahwa, Y. Raja Gopala Rao, Sourabh Gupta, Puneet Yadav, Dhuli Gopi Krishna, Akshay Singh, Sadineni Ravi Kumar, among others.
• Counsel for respondent comprised senior advocates B. Adinarayana Rao, Parnam Prabhakar, K.M. Nataraj, ASG M. Srinivas R. Rao, Abid Ali Beeran P., Namita Kumari, Saswat Adhyapak, and additional advocates.

Order Details

1. Arguments concluded.

2. Judgment reserved.

3. Both parties' counsel directed to file a short note, not exceeding three pages, along with any case law they propose to rely upon, by 21.08.2026.

4. A soft copy of the written submissions must be forwarded to the email addresses writtensubmissions.jbp@gmail.com and officehmjkvc2025@gmail.com.

Final Outcome

• The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the appeal and mandated the filing of concise written submissions with supporting case law by 21‑Aug‑2026, to be submitted both in hard copy and electronically as specified.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Paper Industry