Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 27-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Navodaya Kuries Ltd & Ors. (Petitioner) vs. The State of Kerala & Anr. (Respondent).
  • Nature of Proceeding: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 07-04-2025 in CRLMC No. 2912/2020 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
  • Interim Applications (IA) Filed:
  • IA No. 328249/2025 – Condonation of delay in filing.
  • IA No. 328250/2025 – Condonation of delay in refiling / curing the defects.
  • IA No. 32199/2026 – Condonation of delay in filing.
  • IA No. 32200/2026 – Exemption from filing O.T.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Adv. Abhilash M.r., Ms. Sandra Jaison, Mr. Manjari Singh, Ms. Ann Melvin, and M/s M R Law Associates (AOR).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.

Observations & Reasoning

  • The Court reviewed the petitions for condonation of delay and exemption requests.
  • No substantive merits of the underlying criminal matter were addressed; the focus was procedural, concerning the pendency of the interim applications.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered that the matter be listed for further hearing on 29-07-2026.
  • The order was digitally signed by the Assistant Registrar-cum-PS Court Master (Chetan Arora) at 17:29:00 IST on 27-07-2026.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Court Proceedings