Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 25-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Union of India (Petitioner) vs M/s Panacea Biotec Limited (Respondent).
  • Origin: Appeals arise from the impugned final judgment and order dated 19‑12‑2023 in FAO(OS)(COMM) Nos. 81/2020, 82/2020 and 83/2020 of the Delhi High Court.
  • Petitions and Applications:
  • SLP(C) Nos. 12190‑12192/2024 (arising out of the above Delhi High Court judgments).
  • SLP(C) No. 10955/2024 (last item in batch) – IA No. 103341/2024 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • IA No. 204933/2024 (intervention application).
  • SLP(C) No. 16716/2024 (XIV) – IA No. 165268/2024 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 14618/2025 (XIV) – IA No. 129416/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 18117/2025 (XIV) – IA No. 160133/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 19884/2025 (XIV) – IA No. 171651/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 25581/2025 (XIV) – IA No. 222981/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 10955/2024 (XIV) – IA No. 112979/2024 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • IA No. 175471/2024 (application for permission).
  • IA No. 218040/2024 (application for disposal of SLP by the respondent).
  • SLP(C) No. 21614/2024 (XIV) – IA No. 240242/2024 (application for permission).
  • IA No. 211446/2024 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • C.A. No. 10457‑10458/2025 (XIV‑A) – IA No. 181270/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • Diary No. 34465/2025 (XIV) – IA No. 243838/2025 (condonation of delay in refiling / curing the defects).
  • C.A. No. 10456/2025 (XIV‑A) – IA No. 181881/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment).
  • SLP(C) No. 37054‑37055/2025 (IV‑D) – IA No. 3953/2026 and IA No. 3958/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • SLP(C) No. 4250/2026 (XIV).
  • Counsel:
  • For the Union: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and a large team of senior advocates (including R.K. Joshi, Ojusya Joshi, Siddarth Agarwal, etc.).
  • For the Respondent: Senior Advocate Abhinav Vashisht, Vikram Dhokalia, counsel from Dua Associates, and numerous other advocates.

Order

  • The Court, after hearing counsel, ordered that the above‑listed matters be placed on the calendar for further hearing on 06‑10‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • All Special Leave Petitions and associated Interlocutory Applications are listed for hearing on 6 October 2026; no substantive merits were decided at this stage.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Pharma Litigation