Supreme Court Condones Delay for Sun Pharma

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 21-07-2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Vadodara (Petitioner) vs Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Respondent).
• Origin: SLP (Civil) Diary No.34225/2026 arising from impugned judgment dated 06-01-2026 of the High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad (SCA No.5973/2025).
• Counsel: Petitioner represented by Additional Solicitor General Raghvendra P. Shankar and team; Respondent represented by Senior Counsel Saurabh Soparkar and team.
• The Court noted that the same issue is pending in SLP (Civil) Diary No.23761 of 2018.

Order

1. Delay in filing the income‑tax assessment is condoned.

2. Notice to be issued to the respondent.

3. The present petition is to be tagged with SLP (Civil) Diary No.23761 of 2018.

4. Pleadings are to be completed in the interim.

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court has formally condoned the filing delay, directed issuance of notice, linked the case with the earlier SLP, and instructed that pleadings be finalized, thereby allowing the tax proceedings against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to continue.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Court Order