Supreme Court Adjourns National Book Trust Appeal

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 29 July 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Chairman National Book Trust India (appellant) vs AR Abdul Gaffar & Others (respondent).
• Civil Appeal No.14369/2015 filed before the Supreme Court.
• Senior counsel Sanjay Jain appointed Amicus Curiae to assist the Court.
• Counsel for appellant: Yashvardhan, Piyush Singh, Avantika Chaudhary, Kartik Kumar, Nitesh Ranjan (AOR).
• Counsel for respondent: respondent‑in‑person; AORs K.M. Nataraj, Madhulika Upadhyay, Vinayak Sharma, Rajan Kr. Chourasia, Raghav Sharma, Satvika Thakur.
• Bench: Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar.
• Hearing held on 29 July 2026.

Final Outcome

• The Court ordered that, at the request of the appellants, the matter be listed for hearing in the following week.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Legal Adjournment