Authority: Supreme Court of India, Bench of Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan

Order Date: 19-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Ram Avtar Verma (Petitioner) vs. Bank of India & Others (Respondents).
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 46880/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 11-12-2025 in WA No. 910/2025 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur.
  • Applications filed: IA No. 237128/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 237129/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 237126/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
  • Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, AOR Ms. Unnati Vaibhav, Adv. Ms. Barkha Agrawal, Adv. Ms. Dibya Kumari.
  • The Court noted that the petitioner would have retired upon attaining superannuation on 23 Oct 2023.

Observations & Reasoning

  • The Court perused the material on record and heard the petitioner’s counsel at length.
  • It condoned the delay in filing the aforementioned applications.
  • The Court found no reason to interfere with the impugned order of the High Court.
  • Given the petitioner’s retirement on 23 Oct 2023, any modification of the punishment was deemed wholly incongruous.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
  • All pending applications, if any, are stood disposed of.

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