Case Details

  • Case name: State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. vs M/s Everest Industries Limited
  • Court: Supreme Court of India (In Chamber)
  • Judge: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi
  • Diary Numbers: 5815/2023, 6031/2024, 5002/2024, 20481/2025
  • Date of hearing: 25-05-2026
  • Relevant Interim Applications: IA No.70880/2024 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No.70879/2024 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No.70881/2024 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No.74127/2024, IA No.74131/2024, IA No.74126/2024, IA No.113108/2025 (condonation of delay in filing)

Parties Involved

  • Petitioners: The State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  • Respondent: M/s Everest Industries Limited
  • Petitioner's counsel: Parekh & Co., AOR; Advocates E.R. Kumar, Abhishek Thakral, Aditi, Apurba Pattanayak, Misha Rohatgi, Nakul Mohta.
  • Respondent's counsel: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, AOR; Parekh & Co.; Advocates E.R. Kumar, Abhishek Thakral, Aditi, Apurba Pattanayak, B. Karunakaran, N Murali, Harish Dabas, Pooja Lakshmi, Rashmi Nandakumar, Yashmita Pandey, Swastik Mishra, Medha Sinha, Charanya Lakshmikumaran, K. K. Mani, T. archana, Rajeev Gupta.

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • The petition seeks service of notice upon multiple respondents (Nos. 1,2,3,7‑9, etc.) as part of the Special Leave Petition proceedings. No substantive financial or regulatory allegations are detailed in the order.

Findings & Observations

  • The Court notes that the petitioner has claimed to have taken steps for service of notice and directs verification of those steps.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • SLP (C) Diary No. 6031/2024: Office to verify service steps; if verified, issue notice to respondents Nos. 1, 2 and 8, returnable on 10-08-2026.
  • SLP (C) Diary No. 5002/2024: Office to verify service steps; if verified, issue notice to respondents Nos. 1, 3, 7 to 9, returnable on 10-08-2026.
  • SLP (C) Diary No. 5815/2023: Court grants a final opportunity to petitioner’s counsel to take steps for service of notice upon the unserved respondents.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • Petitioner's counsel must complete service of notice as directed.
  • Court office must verify the service and issue the notices with the specified return date of 10-08-2026.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • The above directions are effective immediately; compliance is required by 10-08-2026. No further enforcement actions are noted.