Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 17 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.12483/2026 filed by Jagannath Pandarinath Dange against Central Bureau of Investigation & ANR, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 15‑04‑2026 in CBI No.4/2025 (Coal Block Cases – 02 Rouse Avenue District Courts, New Delhi).
  • The petition seeks exemption from filing a copy of the impugned judgment.
  • Bench comprised Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Justice V. Mohana. Counsel for petitioner included Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Ms. Devina Sehgal, Ms. Arshiya Ghose, Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Ms. Varuni Aggarwal, Ms. Nishtha Kaura; counsel for respondent included Mr. R.S. Cheema, Ms. Tarannum Cheema and others.

Final Outcome

  • The petitioner is directed to give a complete set of the paperbook to the learned Special Public Prosecutor/learned counsel for CBI.
  • The Registry is directed to ensure that the order dated 16.11.2015 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 1149‑50/2017 is meticulously complied with and no petition be listed unless an advance copy, digitally signed by Sachin Kumar Srivastava, is supplied to the learned counsel for the CBI/the Special Public Prosecutor.
  • The matter is posted for further hearing on 24.07.2026.

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