Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Bihar Gramin Bank & Ors; Respondent: Madhusudan Prasad Tanti.
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 58928/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 16-06-2026 in LPA No. 1007/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna.
  • Hearing: The matter was called for hearing on 27-10-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Ms. Manita Verma, Ms. Shweta Sinha, Mr. Puspraj Singh, Mr. Manas Prakash, Mr. Govardhan Prasad Tiwari, Mr. Atulesh Kumar.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Arup Banerjee and others.

Observations & Reasoning

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the interim applications (IA No. 301118/2026 and IA No. 301119/2026).

2. It noted that the respondent, Madhusudan Prasad Tanti, had already superannuated from service.

3. The Court held that the present matter is not a fit case for the exercise of its discretion under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

4. The Court kept the question of law, if any, open for consideration in an appropriate future case.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition stands dismissed.
  • Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Banking Litigation