State Bank of India SL Petition Dismissed

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 04-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: State Bank of India (SBI).
• Respondent: Kuruva Somesh.
• Diary No.: 39925/2026, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 06-01-2026 in WA No. 1880/2025 and 12-06-2026 in RP No. 27/2026 of the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
• IA No.: 214513/2026 – condonation of delay in filing.
• Hearing date: 04-08-2026.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Sanjay Kapur (AOR), Mr. Surya Prakash, Adv. Ms. Shubhra Kapur, Adv. Ms. Shristi Kundu, Adv. Mr. Kartikey Kaushik.
• No counsel listed for the respondent.

Order Details

1. Delay in filing the petition is condoned.

2. The Court heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

3. The Court finds no reason to interfere with the impugned orders of the High Court.

4. The Special Leave Petitions are dismissed.

5. The petitioner‑bank may, on conclusion of the inquiry, apply the principles delineated by this Court in Managing Director, ECIL Hyderabad Etc. vs. B. Karunakar, AIR 1994 SC 1074, mutatis mutandis.

6. Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Registrar: (Radha Sharma) (Divya Babbar) Astt. Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master (NSH)

Topics: Legal, Banking