S&S Power Switchgear Gets Stay on Order

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 18157‑18158/2026 filed before the Supreme Court of India.
Impugned final judgment and order dated 27‑03‑2026 issued by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in WP No. 9303/2006 and WP No. 9304/2006.
Court hearing date: 26‑05‑2026; order digitally signed on 27‑05‑2026 at 17:31:25 IST.
Order No.: Not specified; related to exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment.

Petitioner: S AND S POWER SWITCHGEAR LIMITED.
Respondents: The Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Enforcement cum Adjudication) & others.
Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv.; Mr. E.r. Kumar, Adv.; Mr. N. Prasad, Adv.; Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Adv.; Ms. Aditi, Adv.; M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR.
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
Court Master (SH) Assistant Registrar: Kapil Tandon (digitally signed the order).

Petition seeks exemption from filing the C/C (Certificate of Compliance) as required by the impugned judgment.
The underlying dispute originates from the High Court's orders in WP‑9303/2006 and WP‑9304/2006 concerning foreign trade regulations.

The Supreme Court, after hearing counsel, found merit in staying the operation of the impugned order pending further proceedings.
No detailed legal reasoning or precedent citations are provided in the excerpt.

The Court directed that the operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed.
An order to issue notice was made, with the notice returnable on 21‑08‑2026.

The petitioner must respond to the notice by the stipulated return date (21‑08‑2026).
The stay remains in effect until further order from the Court.

The Supreme Court stayed the operation of the High Court’s impugned order and ordered issuance of a notice returnable on 21‑08‑2026.
The stay ensures that the petitioner is not required to file the C/C until the matter is resolved.