Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 19-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Moon Network Pvt. Ltd (Petitioner)
- Respondents: Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd & Anr. (Respondent)
- Interlocutory Application No. 45702/2026 filed seeking exemption from filing a certified copy of the impugned judgment dated 18-07-2025 in CA Nos. 9592/2025 and 9593/2025.
- Hearing was conducted on 19-08-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. B.P. Singh Dhakray, Adv.; Mr. Shakti Singh Dhakray, Adv.; Mr. Kumar Dushyant Singh, Adv.; AOR Dr. Sukhdev Sharma, Adv.
- Counsel for respondent: Mr. Manish Vashishtha, AOR.
- The Court directed the respondent to file an affidavit indicating whether a Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) certificate has been received and whether the benefit of such TDS has been secured in the respondent’s tax returns.
- The affidavit filing was listed for 07.09.2026 at 03:30 P.M.
Final Outcome
- Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd is required to submit an affidavit confirming receipt of the TDS certificate and the utilization of the associated tax benefit, with compliance to be shown on 07‑09‑2026.
- The order was digitally signed by Deputy Registrar Court Master (NSH), Neetu Sachdeva, on 19‑08‑2026 at 17:04:47 IST (signature not verified).
Topics: Procedural Order, Tax Deduction at Source