Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.11266/2026 filed by Viswapriya Investors Welfare Association against P. Sadanand & Anr, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 24‑04‑2026 in CRLMP No.16430/2025 of the Madras High Court.
- The petition is accompanied by related SLP matters: SLP(Crl.) No.12642/2026, No.12647/2026, No.12635/2026, Diary No.41735/2026, Diary No.41748/2026, each having interlocutory applications for exemption from filing, condonation of delay, and permission to file petitions.
- Counsel for the petitioners included Senior Advocate Parag P. Tripathi, Vaibhav Niti, Aparajito Sen, Kartikey Bansal, Divyanshu Agrawal; counsel for respondents included Abhishek Singh, Akansha, Siddhartha Sinha, Vrinda Bhandari, Vanshita Gupta.
- As per the office report dated 03‑09‑2026, respondent No.1 in SLP(Crl.) No.12647/2026 remains unserved.
- The court directed that the petitioner’s counsel must serve the respondent before the next hearing, that pleadings in the other matters be completed, and that replies to the interlocutory applications be filed before the next date.
- The court clarified that the pendency of these Supreme Court proceedings shall not preclude the High Court from taking up and disposing of the pending appeals expeditiously.
- The matters are re‑listed for hearing on 29‑10‑2026.
Final Outcome
- Service of respondent No.1 in SLP(Crl.) No.12647/2026 is mandated; all pleadings and replies to interlocutory applications must be filed before 29‑Oct‑2026; the High Court is permitted to continue with related appeals without delay.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Supreme Court Orders