Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 18-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 5710/2025 filed by National Seeds Corporation Ltd against National Agro Seed Corporation (India) arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 05-08-2024 in OMP (EFA) (COMM.) No. 26/2022 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
- The dispute concerned procedural aspects of deposit directions before courts and tribunals.
- Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. Yashvardhan, Adv.; Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR. Counsel for the respondent: Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Adv.; Mr. Arunava Mukherjee, AOR; Mr. Abhilosh Chaturvedi, Adv.; Mr. Kushagra Sharma, Adv.; Mr. Nisarg P. Khatri, Adv.
Observations and Directions
- The Bench (Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe) noted a systemic asymmetry in the methods and manners by which deposits are directed to be made before courts and tribunals in appeals.
- The Court emphasized the need to evolve a normative principle and suitable legislation to address this asymmetry.
- It directed the Law Commission of India to examine the highlighted issues, consider comparative laws of other countries, and consult the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Finance, and the Nodal Ministry of Law and Justice.
- The Registry was instructed to send a copy of the judgment to the Chairman of the Law Commission of India, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and the Secretaries to the Ministries of Finance and Law and Justice.
Final Outcome
- Leave was granted to the petitioner.
- The appeal was disposed of in terms of the signed reportable judgment; the Court found no ground to interfere with the impugned order and affirmed it.
- All pending applications, if any, were also disposed of.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Judicial Review, Legislative Reform