Debatosh Das v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural order, no ratio. Five connected writ appeals-side writ petitions (WPA): WPA 24605 of 2015 (Soumitra Ghosh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.), WPA 25257 of 2015 (Remac Realty India Ltd. v. SEBI & Ors.), WPA 29724 of 2015 (Goutam Mandal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.), WPA 31459 of 2014 (Debatosh Das v. Union of India & Ors.) and WPA 4897 of 2018 (Subrata Basu v. SEBI & Ors.). Three petitions dismissed for default for non-appearance of petitioners; in the remaining two, One Man Committee and SEBI (counsel incl. Ms. Hasi Saha) permitted to file report by 11th June, 2026 and matters relisted on that date. Coram: Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. Date of order: 14.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
Mixed disposals across the connected matters: WPA 24605 of 2015, WPA 25257 of 2015 and WPA 31459 of 2014 were each dismissed for default, no one appearing for the petitioners when called on for hearing and no accommodation sought; in WPA 29724 of 2015 and WPA 4897 of 2018, counsel for the One Man Committee and SEBI were granted leave to file a report within 11th June, 2026, and those matters were directed to appear in the list on 11th June, 2026.