The Supreme Court on Tuesday quietly dismissed a review petition filed by Anil Kapoor against his relatives in a long-running criminal dispute, noting that nothing in the case record justified reopening the matter. The order, issued by circulation, came without a detailed hearing, typical in straightforward review matters.
Background
The case stems from SLP (Crl.) No. 9581 of 2025, where Kapoor had challenged certain findings involving family members Ajay Kapoor and others. He later approached the top court again seeking a review, a rare remedy that courts allow only when there is a clear and obvious mistake in the earlier judgment.
There was also a delay in filing the review. The bench condoned it-meaning they agreed to overlook the delay-before examining the substance of the petition.
Court’s Observations
During circulation of the papers, the bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice R. Mahadevan took a brief look at the grounds raised. The judges were not convinced that the order needed reconsideration.
“The bench observed, ‘There is no error apparent on the face of the record.’”ANIL KAPOOR
In simple language, the Court was saying: We don’t see anything obviously wrong with our earlier decision.
Review petitions are not rehearings; they are meant to correct glaring mistakes-something the judges made quite clear. Another line from the order captures this precisely:
“No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1… has been established.”
This rule deals with the limited grounds on which a court can revisit its own decision, and the bar is very high.
Decision
The Court’s conclusion was crisp and final:
The review petition stands dismissed.
With that, all pending applications linked to the plea were also disposed of. The matter, at least in the Supreme Court, has reached its end.
Case Title: Anil Kapoor vs Ajay Kapoor & Others
Case No.: Review Petition (Crl.) Diary No. 51909/2025 in SLP (Crl.) No. 9581/2025
Case Type: Criminal Review Petition (with delay condonation application)
Decision Date: 04 November 2025