Federal Bank Appeals Withdrawn by Supreme Court

Authority: Supreme Court of India – Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 21 August 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: The Commissioner of Income Tax, Cochin (Appellant) versus Federal Bank Ltd. (Respondent) through its Manager.
• Appeals: Civil Appeal No.11826/2025 and Civil Appeals Nos.11036‑11037/2025 were listed before the Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat.
• Additional filing: IA No.219468/2025 was submitted by the Additional Solicitor General of India seeking permission to withdraw the appeals.
• Representation: Appellant counsel included Mr. N. Venkataraman (ASG), Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, Mrs. Rekha Pandey, Mrs. Alka Agarwal, Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Mr. Raghvendra Shukla, Mrs. Sunita Sharma; Respondent counsel was Mr. M.P. Vinod (AOR). Advocate‑on‑Record: Ms. Yugandhara Pawar Jha and Senior Advocate Mr. Pradeep Rai.
• Bench: Hon’ble Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V. Mohana.

Final Outcome

• The Court granted the Additional Solicitor General’s request, allowing the withdrawal of the appeals.
• Consequently, the appeals (Civil Appeal No.11826/2025 and C.A. Nos.11036‑11037/2025) were dismissed as withdrawn.

Topics: Court Order, Tax Appeal Withdrawal