Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 18-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 788/2022 filed by Shuddhawaita Vaishnav Maha Sabha (Regd.) against The Commissioner & Ors.
  • Origin: The petition arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 10-08-2021 in OSA No. 257/2014 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
  • Additional Applications: IA No. 8113/2022 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 12986/2022 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 8112/2022 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 12982/2022 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Hearing Details: The matter was called for hearing on 18-08-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. K. K. Mani, AOR Mr. R. Thiagarajan, Adv. Ms. T. Archana, Adv. Ms. Rajeev Gupta.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. B. Karunakaran, AOR Mr. Kamesh, Adv. Mr. Shoib Fazil, Adv. Azka Shaikh Kalia, Adv. Ms. Kanika Kalaiyarasan, AOR Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, Adv. Ms. Nitya Jain, Adv. Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Adv. Ms. Pragya Barsaiyan.

Order

1. The Court, having heard the learned counsel and examined the materials on record, found no good ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court.

2. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.

3. Any pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Registrar: (CHANDRESH) (POOJA SHARMA) ASTT. REGISTRAR‑cum‑PS COURT MASTER (NSH)

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition, thereby upholding the Madras High Court’s judgment dated 10‑08‑2021, and ordered disposal of all pending applications related to the petition.

Topics: Legal, Taxation