Supreme Court Condones Delay Himachal vs SBI

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12-10-2026

Case Overview

• Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 57301/2026, arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 12-04-2023 in LPA No. 158/2021 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla.
• Parties: Petitioner – The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.; Respondent – State Bank of India & Anr.
• Intervening Applications: IA No. 302192/2026 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 302194/2026 (exemption from filing copy/certificate of the impugned judgment), IA No. 296627/2026 (condonation of delay in filing).
• Hearing Date: 12-10-2026.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
• Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Anoop Kumar Rattan, Advocate General Ms. Shimpy Arman Sharma, Adv. Mr. Arman Roop Sharma, Adv. Ms. Sugandha Kochhar, Adv. Ms. Shvangi Goel, Adv. Ms. Deepika Ojha, Adv. Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR.
• No counsel listed for Respondents.

Final Outcome

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the Special Leave Petition and the associated intervening applications.

2. The Court observed that identical matters are pending before this Court.

3. The Court directed that a notice be issued and the petition be tagged with Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.14113 of 2024 and other connected matters.

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