Case Details

  • Transfer Petition No. 3424/2025 filed by G.D. Foods Mfg (India) Pvt. Ltd. against Kanwel Foods Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
  • Heard by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, Supreme Court of India on 22-05-2026.
  • Related Inter-Application (IA) numbers: 313607/2025 (ex-parte stay), 60400/2026 (exemption from serving notice), 60421/2026 (exemption from serving notice), 319279/2025 (stay application).

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner: G.D. Foods Mfg (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Respondents: Kanwel Foods Pvt. Ltd. & Others.
  • Petitioner counsel: Mr. Shraman Sinha, Advocate-on-Record.
  • Respondent counsel: Mr. Ashutosh Dubey, Advocate-on-Record, assisted by Mrs. Rajshri Dubey, Mr. Abhishek Chauhan, Mr. Amit P. Shahi, Mr. Rahul Bhardwaj, Mr. Rahul Sethi, Mr. Anjan Datta, Mr. Anirban Tripathi, Mr. Govind Kashyap.
  • Court Master: ABHINAV KUMAR (SH), NIKITA SINGH (NSH).

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • Petition seeks exemption from serving notice in multiple Inter-Applications (IA Nos. 313607/2025, 60400/2026, 60421/2026, 319279/2025) and a stay of proceedings.

Findings & Observations

  • The Court did not issue substantive findings; it limited its order to procedural directions.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • The Court granted respondents a period of four weeks to file a counter-affidavit.
  • The order was digitally signed by Deepak Guglani on 27-05-2026 at 09:59:06 IST.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • Respondents must file their counter-affidavit within the four-week timeframe.
  • The Court directed that subsequent proceedings be listed thereafter.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • Procedural order issued; no final determination on the merits of the exemption applications at this stage.