Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 14-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Rahim Panjwani filed Special Leave Petitions (SLP) (C) No. 28193/2026 against HDFC Bank Limited & others, arising from the Bombay High Court judgment and order dated 30-07-2026 in WP No. 3786/2025.
- Interim applications: IA No. 238995/2026 (exemption from filing copy of inter‑judgment), IA No. 238996/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 238896/2026 (exemption from filing copy of inter‑judgment), IA No. 238900/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
- Hearing: The matters were called for hearing on 14-08-2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
- Counsel for petitioner: Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy, Adv. Prashant S. Kenjale, Adv. Monish Bhatia, and a team of advocates.
- Counsel for respondents: Adv. Zoeb Cutlerywala (caveat) and a team of advocates including Mr. Vikram Kamath, Mr. Advait Shukla, Mr. Sameer Sharma, Mr. Ankit Kumar Sinha, Mr. Hasan Murtaza, Mr. Utsav Trivedi, Ms. Shivani Bhushan, Mr. Gaurav Sharma.
- The Court observed it was not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment/order of the High Court.
Final Outcome
- The Special Leave Petitions were dismissed.
- Costs of Rs 75,000 each were imposed on the petitioners.
- Petitioners’ prayer for waiver of costs was noted as having merit, but the Court directed them to approach the High Court for possible relief.
- Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.
- The order was signed by (NIRMALA NEGI) (MANOJ KUMAR) Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master (NSH).
Topics: Legal Dispute, Banking