Authority: High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad

Order Date: 22/10/2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – M/S New India Detergents Pvt Ltd; Respondents – Union of India & others.
  • Application No.: Special Civil Application No. 12114 of 2026.
  • Senior Standing Council Mr. Tirth Nayak submitted Circular No.38/97 dated 19 September 1997, invoking paragraphs 4, 5 and 6.
  • Advocate Mr. Anand Nainawati expressed no objection to the proposition.

Order Details

  • The Court directed the petitioner to file an appropriate application for execution of a corporate guarantee or bond within two weeks of the order.
  • If the petitioner opts to furnish a corporate guarantee instead of a bank guarantee, the concerned authority shall consider the application in light of Circular No.38/97 and the law, and shall pass an appropriate order within four weeks.
  • The petitioner retains the right to approach the appropriate forum if aggrieved by any decision of the respondent authority.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is disposed of.
  • Mandatory filing of guarantee/bond application within two weeks; subsequent authority decision within four weeks; right to appeal remains.

Topics: Legal Order, Corporate Guarantee