Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 04-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Amit Kansotia filed Special Leave Petitions (C) Nos.20031‑20032/2019 seeking to challenge the final judgment dated 04‑12‑2018 in WA No.1391/2018 and order dated 12‑04‑2019 in RP No.78/2019 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior.
  • Respondents: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and others.
  • The petition also sought exemption from filing a certified copy of the impugned judgment.
  • The matter was heard before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
  • Counsel for the petitioner included Dr. Manoj Gorkela and Adv. Saurav Pandey; counsel for the respondents included Mr. Sanjay Kapur and a team of advocates.

Order

  • The Court allowed the exemption application, stating that there was no good ground to interfere with the High Court orders.
  • Consequently, the Special Leave Petitions were dismissed.
  • Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.
  • The order was digitally signed by Deputy Registrar Court Master Vishal Anand at 17:13:06 IST on 04‑08‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court upheld the High Court judgments; the petitioners’ relief was denied and the case was closed.

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