Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 03-08-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Appellant Jagran Media Network Investment Private Limited; Respondents Jagran Prakashan Limited & others.
- Civil Appeal No. 9185/2026; related IA Nos. 204406/2026 (appropriate orders/directions), 204987/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), and 204407/2026 (permission to place additional facts and grounds).
- Hearing held on 03-08-2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
- Counsel for appellant: Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Shyam Divan, Ms. Ruchira Gupta, Ms. Yashika Sharma, Mr. Raghav Bhatia, Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Mr. Salvador Santosh Rebello (AOR).
- Counsel for respondents: Sr. Adv. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Abhishek Malhotra, Ms. Iyer Anusha Nagarajan (AOR), Ms. Aakanksha Bhola, Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Mr. Manav Saluja, Ms. Anukriti Trivedi, Dr. A.M. Singhvi, Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja, Ms. Tahira Karanjawala, Mr. Arjun Sharma, Mr. Piyush Sharma, Ms. Varsha Himatsingka, Ms. Prerna Shaha, Mr. Vedant Singh Choudhary, Ms. Priyansha Sharma, M/s. Karanjawala & Co. (AOR), Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram, and additional counsel listed.
- Office report dated 01.08.2026 indicated that respondents numbered 10 and 19 remained unserved and that the notice was "in transit".
- Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja, learned counsel for those respondents, stated that she had entered appearance for the said respondents.
Final Outcome
- The Registry is directed to verify and confirm the service status of respondents 10 and 19.
- The Court noted that the pleadings are complete.
- The matter is ordered to be re‑listed on 10.08.2026, with the understanding that it will be taken up after the completion of hearings in all other miscellaneous matters.
Topics: Court Procedure, Civil Appeal, Service of Notice