Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 21-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 38529/2026 filed by The Dhule Municipal Corporation.
  • Origin: Arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 24‑12‑2025 in WP No. 9993/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad.
  • Respondents: Anil & Ors.
  • Interlocutory Applications: IA No. 199128/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 199125/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 199127/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
  • Hearing Date: 21‑07‑2026.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. S. B. Deshpande (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Suyash Pande, Mr. Shreyas Deshpande, Ms. Nikita Capoor, Ms. Isha Singh, Mr. Vishwajeet Pandey, Ms. Divya Mishra, Mr. Jaydip Pati (AOR).

Order

1. Delay in filing the interlocutory applications is condoned.

2. Notice is to be issued.

3. Prima facie, the writ petition before the High Court ought not to have been entertained.

4. Stay of operation of the impugned judgment and order until the next date of hearing.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court condoned the filing delay, directed issuance of notice, held that the High Court should not have entertained the writ petition, and stayed the effect of the High Court’s impugned judgment pending further hearing.

Topics: Judicial Review, Municipal Governance