Supreme Court Refers Sundaram v. Sammam Capital to Mediation

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 05 Oct 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Thambiah Sundaram
• Respondents: M/s Sammam Capital Limited & Ors.
• Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 21‑11‑2025 in RFA No.524/2011 passed by the High Court of Karnataka.
• Issues raised: IA No. 280684/2026 – condonation of delay in filing; IA No. 280685/2026 – condonation of delay in refiling.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. U. K. Uniyal (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Dhananjay Garg (AOR), Mr. Abhishek Garg, Mr. Tanuj Gulati, Mr. Lokesh Bidhuri, Mr. Harsh Kumar Agarwal, Mr. Mukesh Kaushik.
• Counsel for respondents: Mr. Sridhar Potaraju (Sr. Adv.), Meghna Mishra, Ms. Shweta Priyadarshini‑3355 (AOR), Adith Nair, Kevin Chadha, Ayush Yashaswi, Jaslene Ahluwalia, Rohit Kumar Singh, Nishi Singh, Bhagwati.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

Final Outcome

• The Court directed that the parties explore settlement through mediation.
• Matter referred to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre.
• Both parties ordered to appear before the Coordinator of the Mediation Centre, Neha Gupta, on 12 Oct 2026 at 11:00 AM (digitally signed on 05 Oct 2026 18:34:28 IST; signature not verified).
• The matter will be listed again after the mediation report is received.

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