Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad

Order Date: 24-09-2026 (digitally signed by Asha Sundriyal)

Case Overview

  • Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22963/2026 arise from the impugned final judgment and order dated 16-06-2026 in WP No. 109133/2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
  • Petitioners: Modi Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Modi Naturals Ltd. & Ors.
  • Respondents: Vinp Distilleries and Sugars Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
  • The batch includes multiple SLP(C) numbers: 22648/2026, 22922/2026, 22531/2026, 25589/2026, 26531/2026, 22411/2026, among others, and several Intervention Applications (IA) such as IA No. 221870/2026, IA No. 224706/2026, IA No. 224697/2026, IA No. 224694/2026, IA No. 224689/2026, IA No. 224893/2026, IA No. 224895/2026, IA No. 224897/2026, IA No. 224895/2026, IA No. 224897/2026, IA No. 224706/2026, IA No. 224697/2026, IA No. 224694/2026, IA No. 224689/2026, IA No. 221870/2026, IA No. 224893/2026.
  • Transfer Case (Civil) No. 167/2026 is to be taken up along with Item No. 15 (i.e., SLP(C) No. 22963/2026).
  • Hearing took place on 23-09-2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
  • Counsel for petitioners included Mr. R. Venkataramani (Attorney General for India), Mr. Amit Dhingra, and a long list of advocates from Dua Associates, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, and others.
  • Counsel for respondents included senior advocates Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Siddhartha Dave, and others.

Order

  • The Court declared that SLP(C) No. 22411/2026 shall be the lead matter for this batch of cases.
  • Mr. Amit Dhingra (email: amitdhingra@duaassociates.com, phone: 9810088376) is designated as the nodal counsel for the petitioners.
  • Mr. Agam Sharma (email: adv.agamsharma@gmail.com, phone: 8105317879) is designated as the nodal counsel for the respondents.
  • All pleadings in the lead matter must be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of this order.
  • Counsel appearing in Transfer Case No. 167/2026 are also permitted to file pleadings in the lead matter (SLP(C) No. 22411/2026) within the same two‑week period.
  • The matters are to be listed on 29.10.2026 after miscellaneous matters at the end of the Board.

Final Outcome

  • SLP(C) No. 22411/2026 is confirmed as the lead petition for the batch, with Amit Dhingra and Agam Sharma appointed as nodal counsel, and a two‑week deadline imposed for filing pleadings, extending also to counsel from the related Transfer Case.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Court Order, Civil Litigation