Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/S. Naveen Hotels Ltd.
  • Respondent: Canara Bank.
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 42939/2025 arising from impugned final judgments and orders dated 16‑April‑2025 in RFA Nos. 847/2008, 848/2008, and 849/2008 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
  • Applications before the Court:
  • IA No. 231951/2025 – Condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects.
  • IA No. 223542/2026 – Permission to file additional documents, facts, annexures.
  • IA No. 219700/2026 – Permission to file additional documents, facts, annexures.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Dr. S. Muralidhar (Senior Advocate) and a team of advocates including Mr. Nishanth Patil, Ms. Bhumi Agrawal, Mr. Arijit Dey, Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Mr. Awanish Gupta, Ms. Harshita Jain, Ms. Vaishnavi R. Patil, Mr. Inder Paul Bansal, Mr. Vivek Bansal, Ms. Niti Rachariya.
  • Counsel for respondent: Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha and Ms. Ena Kapur.
  • Court Master: Ms. Ishika Srivastava, Advocate, AOR, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

Observations & Reasoning

  • The Court, after hearing counsel, found no substantive impediment to condoning the delay in filing the petitioner's applications.
  • The Court recognized the petitioner's request to file a rejoinder and scheduled a date for its submission.

Order

1. Delay condoned.

2. At the request of the petitioner for filing a rejoinder, the matter is listed on 05‑10‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court formally condoned the delay in filing the petitioner's applications and directed Naveen Hotels Ltd to file its rejoinder by 5 October 2026.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Banking Litigation