Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Badjate Stock Broking Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order (Gauri Godse, J., 3 February 2026) in Commercial Suit No. 102 of 2025 with IA Nos. 6388, 6390 and 7936 of 2025; Manekchand Panachand Trading Investment Company Pvt Ltd v. Badjate Stock Broking Pvt Ltd. Key terms: sealed envelope report; safe custody; Prothonotary and Senior Master; written statement; two weeks' time; reliance on written statement in lieu of reply to interim application; relief against defendant nos. 5 and 4; next hearing 10th February 2026; counsel incl. Veritas Legal (plaintiff), Agama Law Associates (defendant no.5), Nyaayam Associates LLP (respondent no.4), SSB Legal (defendant nos. 4 to 3). No statutory provisions or case precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural order: report submitted in a sealed envelope committed to the safe custody of the learned Prothonotary and Senior Master; defendant nos. 1 to 3 granted two weeks to file their written statement, which they may rely on (without filing a reply) to oppose the interim application; further hearing on the relief sought against defendant nos. 5 and 4 fixed for 10th February 2026.