Case Details

  • Case Name: Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).12459/2025 arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 06-02-2024 in WP No. 2768/2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • Petitioner(s): Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 5 (2) (1) & Ors.
  • Respondent(s): Vodafone Idea Ltd. (erstwhile Idea Cellular Ltd.)
  • Court/Authority: Supreme Court of India
  • Case/Order Numbers: SLP(C) No.12459/2025; also listed SLP(C) Nos. 12673/2025 (IX‑A), 33884/2025 (IX‑A), 6988/2025 (IX‑A), 18461/2025 (IX‑A) and related diary numbers.
  • Date of Hearing: 15‑05‑2026
  • Period of Violation/Dispute: Not specified in the order.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner Counsel: Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav (AOR), Miss Madhulika Upadhyay (AOR), Mr. N Venkataraman (A.S.G.), Mr. Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), Mr. V C Bharathi (Adv.), Mr. Raghav Sharma (Adv.), Mr. Navanjay Mahapatra (Adv.), Mr. B K Satija (Adv.), Mr. Vaibhav Mishra (Adv.).
  • Respondent Counsel: Ms. B. Vijayalakshmi Menon (AOR), Mr. Dharan Gandhi (Adv.), Mr. Rajat Mittal (AOR), Mr. Priyanshu (Adv.), Mr. Devendra Jain (Adv.), Ms. Akriti Anand (Adv.), Mr. Harsh Shah (Adv.), Mr. Subham Kumar (Adv.), Mr. Kumar Kale (Adv.), Ms. Krati Agrawal (Adv.), Ms. Gunjan Kakad (Adv.), Mr. Dhaval Shah (Adv.), Mr. Dharmesh Shah (Adv.), Mr. Nishit Gandhi (Adv.), Mr. Tarun Gulati (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Ashim Sood (Adv.), Mr. Mahesh Agarwal (Adv.), Mr. Anshuman Srivastava (Adv.), Ms. Madhavi Agrawal (Adv.), Mr. Himanshu Saraswat (Adv.), Mr. E. C. Agrawala (AOR), Mr. Sachit Jolly (AOR), Ms. Soumya Singh (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Ravi Kumar (Adv.), Mr. Praveen Swarup (AOR).

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • The central issue was whether the present matters pertain to the issues addressed in earlier orders dated 10‑04‑2026 (CA No. 4716/2026) and 04‑05‑2026 (CA No. 6922/2026) and their connected matters.

Findings & Observations

  • Learned Additional Solicitor General (ASG) representing the Revenue submitted that the matters do not pertain to the subject‑matter of the aforementioned orders dated 10‑04‑2026 and 04‑05‑2026.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • No monetary penalties, disgorgement, or settlement amounts were imposed on any party.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • The Court directed that the matters be listed (without tagging) after obtaining directions from the Chief Justice of India on the administrative side.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • Order issued by Chief Justice Joymalya Bagchi on 15‑05‑2026 directing the listing of the petitions pending further administrative directions from the CJI. The case remains pending for such directions; no further enforcement action was specified.