Supreme Court Condonates Delay for Excel Press

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 31-07-2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 37025/2026 filed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) -4.
• Respondent: Excel Press Pvt. Ltd.
• Origin: The petition arises out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 23-07-2025 in ITA No. 978/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
• Counsel for Petitioner: Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), V Chandrashekhara Bharathi, Prerna Dhall, Bhuvan Kapoor, Dheeraj Jani.
• Counsel for Respondent: Not specified in the record.
• Hearing Date: 31-07-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

Order

1. Delay in filing the petition is condoned.

2. Leave is granted to the petitioner.

3. The matter is to be tagged with Diary No. 65405/2025.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court has formally condoned the delay, granted the special leave petition, and linked the case to the earlier diary number, thereby allowing the proceedings to continue.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Court Order