Supreme Court Extends Time in Bank Appeal

Authority: Supreme Court of India (Bench: Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta)

Order Date: 16‑07‑2026

Case Overview

• Petition: All India Bank of Maharashtra Employees Federation filed Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 18442/2026, challenging the High Court of Bombay’s final judgment and order dated 28‑04‑2026 in CWP No. 965/2021.
• Respondent: Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra (and others).
• Counsel for petitioner: Sr. Adv. B. H. Marlapalle, Sr. Adv. Yash S. Vijay, AOR Avinish Kumar Saurabh, Adv. Ajit Pravin Wagh, Adv. Joshua Tom Thomas, Adv. Shikhar Aggarwal.
• Counsel for respondent: Sr. Adv. C. U. Singh, Sr. Adv. Badri Prasad Singh, AOR D. J. Bhanage.
• Procedural issue: filing of counter‑affidavit by respondent and rejoinder affidavit by petitioner.

Final Outcome

• The Court granted the respondent four weeks to file a counter‑affidavit.
• Subsequently, the petitioner was allotted two weeks to file a rejoinder affidavit.
• The matter was scheduled for further hearing on 08‑09‑2026.

Topics: Banking, Legal Procedure