Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 25-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.12283/2025 filed by Muppathadam Service Co‑Operative Bank Ltd against the State Chief Information Commissioner & others, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 01-04-2025 in WA No.2105/2024 of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
  • Applications sought exemption from filing O.T., permission to appear and argue in person, and permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures (IA Nos. 113156/2025, 128239/2025, 113155/2025) and (SLP(C) No.12846/2025) for exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment and permission to appear and argue in person.
  • Counsel for petitioner included Mr. Zulfikar Ali, Mr. Anna Oommen, Adv. C.K. Sasi, Mr. S.P. Chaly, Sr. Adv. P.S. Sudheer, Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv. Anne Mathew, Adv. Bharat Sood, Adv. Jai Govind M J, Adv. Jashan Vir Singh, Adv. Shivam Sharma, and the petitioner appeared in‑person.
  • Counsel for respondents comprised Mr. Abhilash M.R., Adv. Sayooj Mohandas, Ms. Manjari Singh, Adv. Ann Melvin, and representatives of M/s M R Law Associates; the respondent also appeared in‑person.
  • The bench consisted of Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

Order Details

1. Applications seeking permission to appear and argue‑in‑person are allowed.

2. Arguments concluded.

3. Judgment reserved.

4. Both parties directed to file written submissions not exceeding five pages, within five days from the date of the order, together with the case law they propose to rely upon.

5. Mr. P.R. Ramachandran, appearing in‑person, must also forward his written submissions via e‑mail within five days.

6. A soft copy of the written submissions shall be sent to writtensubmissions.jbp@gmail.com and officehmjkvc2025@gmail.com respectively.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court granted permission for both petitioner and respondents to appear and argue in person, reserved judgment on the merits, and mandated that written submissions of a maximum of five pages, including cited case law, be filed by both sides within five days, with electronic copies sent to the specified email addresses.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Special Leave to Appeal