Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 10-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 23439/2026, arising from the impugned judgment and order dated 02-02-2026 in EFA(OS)(COMM) No. 19/2023 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
  • Parties: Reliance Industries Limited & Anr. (Petitioner) vs. The Union of India (Respondent).
  • Applications filed: IA No. 216675/2026 – Application for Permission; IA No. 196082/2026 – Permission to File Lengthy List of Dates.
  • Hearing date: 07-08-2026.
  • Bench (Coram): Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Harish N. Salve (Senior Advocate), Sameer Parekh, Sonali Basu Parekh, Ishan Nagar, Abhishek Thakral, Ruchi Krishna Chauhan, Aditi, Madhur Baya, Chetna Rai, Parekh & Co. (AOR).
  • Counsel for Respondent: R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India; Shravan Kumar Yammanur (AOR); Mangesh Krishna; Nav Dhawan; Prachi Kaushik.

Order

1. The Court heard counsel for both parties.

2. The petitioners are at liberty to raise the question of maintainability, if required, after the final decision on merits in the intra‑court appeal before the High Court.

3. With the above liberty, the Special Leave Petition stands disposed of, subject to any pending application(s), if any.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition is disposed of by the Supreme Court, but the petitioners retain the right to raise the maintainability issue after the High Court concludes its intra‑court appeal on the merits.
  • Any pending applications related to the petition will be addressed subsequently.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Court Proceedings