Case Details

  • Case name: Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors. vs Asian Paints Ltd.
  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).20004/2022.
  • Origin: Impugned final judgment and order dated 26-04-2022 in WPL No.6385/2022 (High Court of Bombay).
  • Court: Supreme Court of India.
  • Hearing date: 15-05-2026.
  • IA No. 139699/2022 – exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment.
  • IA No. 192640/2023 – permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioners: Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors.
  • Counsel: ASG N Venkataraman, Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), Shantanu Sharma, Adv. Gibran Naushad, Adv. V C Bharathi.
  • Respondent: Asian Paints Ltd.
  • Counsel: Madhur Agrawal, Adv., Kunal Cheema, AOR, Shubham Chandankhede, Adv.

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • Petition seeks exemption from filing a certified copy of the impugned judgment (IA No.139699/2022).
  • Petition also seeks permission to file additional documents, facts, and annexures (IA No.192640/2023).

Findings & Observations

  • The Court recorded the ASG’s submission that the present matter does not pertain to the issues addressed in:
  • Order dated 10.04.2026 in CA No.4716/2026 and connected matters.
  • Order dated 04.05.2026 in CA No.6922/2026 and connected matters.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • No monetary penalties or settlements were imposed.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • The Court directed that the matter be listed (without tagging) after obtaining directions from the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India on the administrative side.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • Order digitally signed by Assistant Registrar Arjun Bisht on 02-06-2026 at 12:32:02 IST.
  • The directive is to list the case pending administrative directions from the Chief Justice of India.