Vivo Mobile Appeals to Court; Notice Issued

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28 July 2026

Case Overview

Parties: Vivo Mobile India Private Limited (Petitioner) vs. Serious Fraud Investigation Office (Respondent).
Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.13088/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 07‑07‑2026 in CRMM No.10158/2026 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh.
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
Counsel for Petitioner: Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sidharth Aggarwal; Advocates Priyank Ladoia, Arjun Narang, Puneet Dhanoa, Ananya Singh, Priyansha Sharma; AOR Mayank Pandey.
Counsel for Respondent: A.S.G. Vikramjeet Banerjee; AOR Madhulika Upadhyay; Advocates Sushma Verma, Santosh Kumar Pandey, Kartik Dey.
Nature of Proceeding: Petition for special leave to appeal a criminal matter involving alleged fraud investigated by SFIO.

Court Observations & Directions

The Court directed that a notice be issued to the respondent, to be returnable on or before 24‑08‑2026.
Service of the notice is waived; it is deemed accepted by Ms. Madhulika Upadhyay, learned counsel for the respondent, who is present in Court on advance notice/caveat.
The petitioner must file a counter‑affidavit/reply within two weeks from the date of the order (i.e., by 11‑08‑2026).
Any rejoinder to the counter‑affidavit, if filed, must be submitted within one week thereafter (i.e., by 18‑08‑2026).
The pending criminal proceeding identified as CIS COMA No. 24/2025, currently before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gurugram, Haryana, is stayed pending the outcome of this appeal.

Final Outcome

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