Supreme Court Extends Deadline in Thomas Appeal

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 07-10-2026

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22481/2026 filed by Rajeev Thomas against Anickad Regional Farmers Service Co‑operative Bank Ltd & others, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 19-06-2026 in OPC No. 1670/2026 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
Heard before a two‑judge bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh.
Counsel for petitioner: Adv. Ajay Malviya, Ms. Lakshmi Shree P, Mr. Chandrika Prasad Mishra, AOR Mr. Narayan R Panicker, Adv. Nikhil Kumar, Ms. Richa Rajesh, Ms. Harshita Bharadwaj.
Counsel for respondents: Sr. Adv. N. Nagaresh, Sr. Adv. Sharath Narayan Nambiar, AOR Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Sarthak Srivastava, Adv. Gurusimran Singh Mehta, Ms. Garima Mehta.

1. The Court noted that a counter‑affidavit has been filed in the matter.

2. The petitioner was granted a period of two weeks to file a rejoinder‑affidavit.

3. The petitioner undertook to take requisite steps for service of notice upon any respondents who remain unserved.

4. The matter was listed for further hearing after a period of four weeks.

The Supreme Court extended the filing deadline for the petitioner’s rejoinder‑affidavit by two weeks, directed service of notice to unserved respondents, and scheduled the next hearing for four weeks later.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Banking Litigation