Authority: Supreme Court of India (Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu)
Order Date: 14 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bhupendra Jivrajbhai Surani; Respondents: HDFC Bank Limited and others.
- The petition is Special Leave Petition (C) No.19169/2026 challenging the High Court of Bombay order dated 27 April 2026 that recused the judge from hearing Notice of Motion No.763 of 2019 in Commercial Suit No.157 of 2016.
- The petitioner argued that the notice of motion remains undecided despite being listed before six different single judges.
- Counsel for petitioner: Senior Advocate Yatin N. Oza and a team of advocates; counsel for respondents not listed.
- The Bombay High Court judge has fixed 27 July 2026 at 3:30 PM as the next hearing date for the notice of motion.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court held the Special Leave Petition not maintainable and disposed of it.
- The Court directed the Bombay High Court judge to make a sincere endeavour to decide the pending notice of motion at the earliest, preferably by the end of the year.
- All points and contentions on the merits are kept open.
- Any pending applications, if any, are stood disposed of.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Banking Dispute