Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 17-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: West Bengal M.R. Distributors Association (Petitioner) vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. (Respondents).
- Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 4189/2026 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 12-02-2025 in MAT No. 883/2024 and 17-09-2025 in CAN No. 2/2025 passed by the High Court at Calcutta.
- Interim Applications (IA) filed: IA No. 53518/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 53522/2026 (exemption from filing copies of the impugned judgment), and similar IAs under Diary Nos. 14793/2026, 14801/2026, 14800/2026 concerning condonation of delay and exemption from filing copies.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Sr. Adv. Uttar Babbar, Adv. Rushabh Kapadia, Adv. Nishant Sharma, Adv. Himadri Sharma, Adv. Sriram P., AOR Ramavath Balaji Naik, Sr. Adv. Malvika Trivedi, Adv. Indranil Chandra, Adv. Harshit Khanduja, Adv. Sujal Gupta, Adv. Vasu Pandit, Adv. Varun Sharma, Adv. Shailendra Slaria, Adv. Himanshu Satija.
- Counsel for Respondents: AOR Sanjana Saddy, AOR Navya Goel, Adv. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv. Rohit Bansal, Adv. Varij Nayan Mishra.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
Order Details
1. The Court permitted the State of West Bengal to file a counter‑affidavit indicating the existing policy that regulates the grant of distributorship contracts.
2. The matter was ordered to be re‑listed for further hearing on 15‑09‑2026.
Final Outcome
- The State received clearance to submit a counter‑affidavit on the relevant distributorship policy, and the proceedings were adjourned to 15‑09‑2026 for continuation.
Topics: Court Procedure, Distributorship Policy, State‑Petitioner Dispute