Swapan Kanti Bhattaerjee v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Amrit Group investors writ petitions batch (WPA); One Man Committee report kept on record; SEBI report to be filed by 11 June 2026; RBI appearance; dismissal for default for non-appearance, no accommodation sought; matters WPA 22246 of 2015, WPA 18895 of 2018, WPA 5220 of 2015, WPA 9595 of 2019 listed again on 11 June 2026; Union of India; State of West Bengal; Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.; Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.; Nayema Bibi; Nurjahan Shampa; Amrit Projects Ltd.; dated 14.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
Mixed order. (1) Seven writ petitions dismissed for default — no one appeared for the petitioners and no accommodation was sought — namely WPA 10243 of 2018, WPA 11866 of 2016, WPA 22266 of 2015, WPA 5403 of 2019, WPA 7488 of 2016 (shown as WPA 7488 of 2015 in the cause title), WPA 8391 of 2015 and WPA 97 of 2019. (2) In WPA 22246 of 2015, WPA 18895 of 2018, WPA 5220 of 2015 and WPA 9595 of 2019: the One Man Committee's report kept with the record; SEBI permitted to file its report within 11th June, 2026; and these matters directed to appear again in the list on 11th June, 2026.