Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 13-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: M/s. JAGARAN PRAKASHAN LIMITED; Respondents: Sachin Kumar Srivastava & others.
  • Petition arises from impugned final judgment and order dated 13-01-2026 in WRIC No. 44052/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
  • Multiple interim applications (IA Nos. 225934/2026, 225925/2026, 225926/2026, 225930/2026, IA Nos. 227393/2026, 227374/2026, 227377/2026, 227387/2026, IA Nos. 228096/2026, 228090/2026, 228091/2026, 228098/2026, 228093/2026, IA Nos. 44966/2026 series, IA Nos. 226057/2026 series) were filed seeking condonation of delay, exemption from filing copies of the impugned judgment, exemption from filing other documents, and permission to file lengthy lists of dates or additional annexures.
  • Hearing conducted on 11-08-2026 before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi. Counsel for petitioner included Sr. Adv. Mukul Rahotagi, Sr. Adv. Dr. Aditya Sondhi, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Kapoor, Mr. Aakash Bajaj, Ms. Prerona Banerjee, Ms. Sania Abbasi, Ms. Devika Dhawan, Mr. Anubhav Kumar, and M/s. Khaitan & Co. (AOR). Counsel for respondents included Mr. Rahul Shyam Bhandari (AOR), Ms. G Priyadharshni, Adv. Satyam Pathak, Adv. Sanskriti Sharma, Adv. Abhishek Thakur.

Final Outcome

  • The Court condoned the delay in filing the listed interim applications.
  • The Court directed that a notice be issued.
  • The matter(s) were to be tagged along with SLP (C) No. 10629/2026.

Topics: Legal; Civil Procedure