Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 29 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – Army Hospital (R and R) & Ors.; Respondent – N.K. Arora (through its LRS) and other respondents, including respondent No. 3 (name not disclosed).
  • Proceedings: Civil Appeal No. 6189/2023 with IA No. 62699/2025 (grant of interim relief) and linked Civil Appeal No. 4136/2026 (XVII‑A) containing IA No. 154748/2026 (deletion of respondent name) and IA No. 97541/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
  • Counsel: For appellant – Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria (AOR) and senior advocates; for respondent – Dr. Shashi Kiran (Sr. Adv.) and team of advocates.

Order Details

  • IA No. 154748/2026 in Civil Appeal No. 4136/2026 is granted: the name of respondent No. 3 is deleted from the array of parties, at the sole risk and peril of the appellants.
  • The cause title shall be amended within two weeks from the date of this order.
  • Learned counsel for both parties are permitted to file their written submissions pursuant to the earlier order dated 05‑05‑2026; such submissions must be filed within two weeks from today.
  • The matter is re‑listed for hearing on 12‑10‑2026, to be taken up after the completion of hearings in all other matters.

Procedural Formalities

  • Order signed digitally by Deputy Registrar Court Master (NSH), Deepak Guglani, with Preeti Saxena also noted.

Final Outcome

  • Respondent No. 3 is removed from the proceedings; the case will proceed without that party, subject to the stipulated timelines for title amendment and written submissions, and will be heard again on 12 October 2026.

Topics: Court Order, Civil Appeal, Party Deletion