Authority: Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat

Order Date: 23 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Syndicate Bank (Appellant) and Phool Kumari (Respondent).
  • Civil Appeal No.: 10420/2016.
  • Early Hearing Application (IA) No.: 133180/2022 filed for an early hearing.
  • The matter was heard before the Special Lok Adalat on 23‑08‑2026.
  • Members of the Special Lok Adalat present: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta, Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv. Ms. Vanita Bhargava, AOR Ms. Fauzia Shakil, AOR.
  • Counsel for Appellant: Mr. Puneet Taneja, Sr. Adv.; Ms. Laxmi Kumari; AOR Ms. Sonali Kumar, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Praveen Agrawal, AOR.
  • Administrative officials: Senior Personal Assistant Assistant Registrar Shipra Narang and Ranjana Shailey.

Final Outcome

  • The dispute was referred for determination to the Special Lok Adalat.
  • No settlement could be arrived at inter‑se between the parties.
  • The matter will be listed before the Court in due course for further proceedings.
  • The order was digitally signed by Shipra Narang on 2026‑08‑23 at 18:06:31 IST (Signature Not Verified).

Topics: Legal Dispute, Banking, Court Proceedings