Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 17-07-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Viswapriya Investors Welfare Association (Petitioner) vs. P. Sadanand & Anr. (Respondents).
- Origin: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.11266/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 24-04-2026 in CRLMP No.16430/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
- Related Proceedings: Multiple SLPs and Interim Applications (IA) listed, including IA No.168276/2026, IA No.168275/2026, IA No.187844/2026, IA No.187795/2026, IA No.191156/2026, among others.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Vaibhav Niti, AOR; Mr. Aparajito Sen, Adv.
- Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Abhishek Singh, Adv.; Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR; Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, AOR; Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Adv.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
- Court Observations: The Court observed that service of notice to some respondents in this batch of matters was incomplete and directed that necessary steps be taken to complete service before the next hearing.
- Procedural Directions: Learned counsel for Respondent No.1 in SLP (Crl.) No.11266/2026 was granted time to file a counter‑affidavit. The Court ordered that the counter‑affidavit be filed within three weeks from the date of the order, and any rejoinder, if filed, should be submitted within two weeks thereafter.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that after service of notice, the respondents must file their respective counter‑affidavits within three weeks, with any rejoinder to be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- The matter was re‑listed for further hearing on 07‑09‑2026.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Supreme Court