Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 20-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Prabandhkarini Committee Digambar Jain Atishya Kshetra Shri Mahaveerji.
- Respondents: Laxmi Devi & Ors.
- The petition (Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 23209‑23210/2026) arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 20-02-2026 in SBCMA Nos. 611/1995 and 575/1995 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur.
- Several interim applications were filed, notably IA No.194249/2026 (deletion of respondents 4 & 5), IA No.194244/2026 (exemption from filing C/C), IA No.194241/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), and IA No.194254/2026 (permission to file lengthy list of dates).
- The matter was heard on 20-07-2026 before Hon'ble Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran, with counsel for petitioners and respondents listed in the record.
Court Orders
1. IA No.194249/2026, application for deletion of respondent numbers 4 & 5, is allowed.
2. The cause title shall be amended accordingly.
3. Issue a notice, returnable on 03.08.2026.
4. Dasti service is additionally permitted.
5. The learned AOR appearing for the respondents accepts and waives service of the notice.
6. Until the next date of hearing, there shall be a stay of the impugned final judgment and order dated 20.02.2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court has stayed the High Court’s 20‑02‑2026 judgment, deleted respondents 4 and 5 from the proceedings, ordered amendment of the cause title, and directed issuance of a notice with dasti service, which the respondents’ AOR has waived.
Topics: Court Order, Stay of Judgment, Party Deletion