Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 28-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: M/S COMPUCOM SOFTWARE LIMITED; Respondents: State of Bihar & others.
- Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 55504/2026, arising from impugned final judgment dated 28-02-2024 of the High Court of Patna (CWJC No. 14459/2023).
- Petition sought condonation of delay in filing IA No. 316316/2026 and permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures (IA No. 316321/2026).
- Hearing held on 26-10-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi; counsel for petitioner: Mr. James Bedi, AOR Ms. Sommya Chaturvedi; counsel for respondents: Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Mr. Akshat Aggrawal, Mr. Sarthak Srivastava, Mr. Atharve Tiwari, Mr. Utkarsh Rai.
Final Outcome
- The Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition on the grounds of delay and merits, while reserving liberty to the petitioner to initiate appropriate civil proceedings before the jurisdictional civil court.
- The Court clarified that any application for exclusion of time spent before the High Court must be filed under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963; such application will be considered on its merits after affording an opportunity to the other side.
- All pending applications, if any, were ordered disposed of.
Topics: Legal; Civil Procedure