Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 10-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Principal Commissioner of Income Tax 16 (Petitioner) vs. Dabur Invest Corp (Respondent).
  • Proceedings: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 18096/2026, arising from an impugned final judgment and order dated 10-03-2025 in ITA No. 902/2019 passed by the High Court of Delhi.
  • Petition Content: Includes IA No. 225999/2026 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 226006/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), and IA No. 226003/2026 (exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Raghavendra P. Shanker (A.S.G.), Mr. Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), Mr. Pallavi Mishra, Ms. Mrigna Shekhar, Ms. Disha Thakker, Mr. Amit Sharma V.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Not listed.

Court Observations & Directions

  • 1. Delay in filing the petition is condoned.
  • 2. The Court directs that a notice be issued.
  • 3. The matter is to be tagged along with SLP (C) No. 15478/2026, titled "Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax 16 vs. Dabur Invest Corp".
  • The order is digitally signed by Deepak Guglani on 2026.08.17 at 14:51:25 IST (signature not verified).

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court granted procedural relief by condoning the filing delay, ordering a notice, and linking the case with another SLP (C) proceeding. No substantive adjudication on the tax issues was made; further proceedings will continue under the linked case.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Procedural Order