Authority: Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 23 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Ghaziabad Development Authority (appellant) vs. Commissioner of Income Tax & Others (respondent).
  • Civil Appeal No.294/2016 (and C.A. No.295/2016 (III‑A)) was heard before the Special Lok Adalat of the Supreme Court.
  • Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekar.
  • Senior Advocate Mukta Gupta appeared for the appellant; Advocate Reepak Kansal also appeared.
  • Counsel for appellant: Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, AOR. Counsel for respondent: Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR, assisted by Mr. N Venkatraman, A.S.G., Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR, Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, Adv., and Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Adv.

Final Outcome

  • The Lok Adalat award records that the parties could not reach an amicable settlement.
  • The matter is ordered to be listed before the regular court after a period of four weeks, as per the Mini‑court procedure (signed by Akshay Kumar Bhoria).

Topics: Tax Dispute, Lok Adalat