Supreme Court Adjourns Union vs Shabnam SLP

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 22-09-2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 28621/2019, arising from impugned final judgment dated 17-07-2019 in SCA No. 16213/2018 of the Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad.
• Parties: Union of India & Another (Petitioner) vs Shabnam Petrofil Pvt. Ltd. (Respondent).
• Related IA: No. 182692/2019 seeking exemption from filing copy/counter‑claim of the impugned judgment.
• Counsel: Petitioners represented by Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, Mr. N. Venkataraman, Ms. Nisha Bagchi, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Mr. Prashant Singh II; Respondents represented by a team including Mr. Avinash Poddar, Mrs. Diva Singh, Mr. Devendra Singh, among others.
• Proceedings: Petitioners requested additional time for written submissions; respondents contended that submissions were already filed.

Final Outcome

• The bench comprising Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi adjourned the matter, granting no substantive order on the merits and directing the parties to proceed with written submissions as appropriate.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Supreme Court, Government Litigation