Supreme Court Condones Delay, Stays SBI Orders

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 21 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Brij Kishore Gupta
• Respondents: State Bank of India & others
• Civil Appeal Diary No.: 61228/2025, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 09‑09‑2025 in CAAT(I) Nos. 692/2025 to 763/2025.
• Applications filed:

1. IA No. 144551/2026 – Condonation of delay in refiling / curing defects.

2. IA No. 148155/2026 – Exemption from filing O.T.

3. IA No. 148163/2026 – Stay application.

• Hearing Date: 20‑07‑2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
• Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Manish Paliwal, AOR Mr. Sachin Arora, Adv. Mrs. Trupti Das.

Order Details

1. The Court condoned the delay in refiling and curing the defects raised by the petitioner.

2. The Court issued a notice to be returned on or before 21 September 2026.

3. Pending the return of the notice, the operation of the impugned orders dated 09‑09‑2025 shall remain stayed.

Final Outcome

• The petitioner’s procedural delays are forgiven, an exemption from filing O.T. is granted, a notice is set for return by 21‑09‑2026, and the impugned CAAT(I) orders are stayed until further directions.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Banking Regulation