Supreme Court Lok Adalat No Settlement in Rutu Developers Tax Appeal

Authority: Supreme Court (Special Lok Adalat)

Order Date: 23-08-2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Appellant – M/S RUTU DEVELOPERS; Respondent – THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX.
• Civil Appeal No. 3371/2017 (with related C.A. No. 3386/2017 (III‑B) listed under the same item) was heard before the Special Lok Adalat of the Supreme Court.
• Bench composition: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria, and Senior Advocate Ms. Anitha Shenoy.
• Counsel for Appellant: Mr. P. S. Sudheer (AOR) and a team of advocates including Mrs. Sumita Ray, Mr. Manish Shah, Ms. Disha Ray, Ms. Vanshika Singh, Mr. Anurag Kumar, Ms. Vriddhi Bhatt.
• Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Raghavendra P. Shankar (A.S.G.), Mr. Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), Mr. Karan Lahiri, and supporting advocates.
• The matter pertained to a tax dispute involving the appellant and the Income Tax Department.

Final Outcome

• The Court recorded that a settlement was not reached between the parties.
• Consequently, the matter was returned to the Registry for further listing before the Court for subsequent proceedings.

Topics: Tax Litigation, Supreme Court Procedure