Supreme Court Dismisses UP vs Gospell SLP

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 01-10-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: State of Uttar Pradesh & others; Respondent: M/s Gospell Press.
• Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 29714/2026 arising from impugned judgment dated 13-11-2025 in WT No. 1283/2025 of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench.
• Applications filed: IA No. 284936/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 284943/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 284939/2026 (exemption from filing C/C), IA No. 284942/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
• Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, Mr. Samir Singh, Mr. Ankit Khatri, Mr. J Tarun Kumar.
• Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.

Order Details

1. Delay in filing and refiling the Special Leave Petition is condoned.

2. The Court noted paragraph 12 of the impugned order allowing the department to proceed against the respondent and found no good reason to interfere.

3. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.

4. Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

• The SLP is dismissed; the petitioners obtain condonation of delay but no substantive relief, and all pending applications are ordered disposed.

Topics: Judicial Decision, Special Leave Petition, Government vs Private Entity