Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Original Jurisdiction
Order Date: 07 October 2026
Case Overview
- Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 794 of 2026 was filed by Praveen S Guttedar and others against M/s A.K Jajee and others. The senior counsel for the petitioners received explicit instructions from the client not to press the petition.
- The Court dismissed the Transfer Petition as not pressed, placing the signed order on the file.
- On the same day, Civil Appeal No. 3549/2012 (UCO Bank vs Krishna & Ors.) was listed for hearing. Several interim applications were noted, including IA No. 84605/2026, IA No. 224373/2025, IA No. 251227/2025, and IA No. 87237/2026 (stay application for condonation of delay in filing spare copies on IA 107248/2026).
- The bench comprised Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
- Counsel for the appellant included Mr. Debal Banerjee, Sr. Adv., Ms. Meera Mathur, and a team of senior and associate advocates. Counsel for the respondents included Mr. T. V. Ratnam, Sr. Adv., Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv., and the same team of senior and associate advocates.
Final Outcome
- Transfer Petition No. 794/2026 is dismissed as not pressed; any pending applications in that petition stand disposed of.
- In Civil Appeal No. 3549/2012, arguments concluded and judgment is reserved.
- Both parties are directed to file written submissions, along with any case law they propose to rely upon, by 12 October 2026.
- A soft copy of the written submissions must also be forwarded to writtensubmissions.jbp@gmail.com and officehmjkvc2025@gmail.com.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Banking Litigation