Amrit Group Investor & Agent Welfare Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch order of eleven WPA matters dated 14.05.2026 before Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. concerning Amrit Group investors and related petitioners against Union of India and State of West Bengal, with SEBI, RBI and a One Man Committee appearing. Seven petitions (WPA 10243 of 2018; WPA 11866 of 2016; WPA 22266 of 2015; WPA 5403 of 2019; WPA 7488 of 2015/2016; WPA 8391 of 2015; WPA 97 of 2019) dismissed for default for non-appearance. Four matters (WPA 22246 of 2015; WPA 18895 of 2018; WPA 5220 of 2015; WPA 9595 of 2019) continued: One Man Committee report taken on record, SEBI to file report by 11 June 2026, matters adjourned to 11 June 2026. No statute or precedent cited; no substantive legal issue adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted. Seven writ petitions (WPA 10243 of 2018, WPA 11866 of 2016, WPA 22266 of 2015, WPA 5403 of 2019, WPA 7488 of 2016, WPA 8391 of 2015, WPA 97 of 2019) were dismissed for default. The remaining four matters (WPA 22246 of 2015, WPA 18895 of 2018, WPA 5220 of 2015, WPA 9595 of 2019) were adjourned to 11th June, 2026, with the One Man Committee's report kept with the record and SEBI permitted to file its report by that date.