Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 29 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Management of Hindustan Times Ltd (Petitioner) vs. Aita Ram & Ors (Respondents).
  • Nature of Proceeding: Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos.28741‑28742/2018, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 27‑08‑2018 in WP(C) No.5607/2016 and 07‑09‑2018 in RP No.342/2018 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
  • Interim Applications Listed:
  • I.A. No.102974/2026 – Application for Settlement.
  • I.A. No.4305/2019 – Clarification/Direction.
  • I.A. No.155105/2018 – Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment.
  • I.A. No.155457/2018 – Permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: M/S. Khaitan & Co., AOR Mr. C U Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Adv. Ms. Abhisaar Bairagi, Adv. Mr. N B Joshi, Adv. Mr. Ausaf Ayyub.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mishra, AOR; Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR; Mr. Amit Gaurav Singh, AOR; Mr. Krishna Kumar Singh, AOR.
  • Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered that the special leave petitions be re‑listed for hearing on Thursday, 6 August 2026.

Topics: Media Litigation; Supreme Court Procedure