Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 11-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Punjab National Bank (Petitioner) versus The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Limited & Ors. (Respondents).
  • Petition numbers: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 9615‑9616/2024, arising from an impugned final judgment and order dated 18‑05‑2022 in WPA No. 19959/2014, and a subsequent order dated 22‑03‑2024 in FMA No. 812/2022 passed by the High Court at Calcutta.
  • IA No. 92378/2024 sought exemption from filing copy/certificate of the impugned judgment.
  • Hearing was conducted on 11‑08‑2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
  • Counsel for the petitioner: Dr. Surender Singh Hooda (Advocate), AOR Mr. Aditya Hooda.
  • Counsel for the respondents: Mr. Jaideep Gupta (Senior Advocate), Mr. Sukanta Chakraborty (Advocate), Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee (AOR), among others.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, upon hearing the petitioner's counsel who sought adjournment on the ground of personal difficulty, granted the adjournment.
  • The matter was ordered to stand adjourned, with no further date fixed in the present order.
  • The order was digitally signed by Kapil Tandon, Court Master (SH) Assistant Registrar, on 11‑08‑2026 at 18:07:52 IST.

Topics: Banking Litigation, Supreme Court Procedure