Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07-10-2026
Case Overview
- Civil Appeal No. 9392/2026 filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (appellant) against Essar Power Limited and another respondent (ANR).
- The matter was listed before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
- Counsel for the appellant: Sr. Adv. C.A. Sundaram (N/P), Sr. Adv. M.G. Ramachandran (N/P), Ms. Hemantika Wahi (AOR), Mr. Anand Ganesan, Ms. Jesal Wahi, Ms. Srishti Khindaria, Ms. Harsha Rao.
- Counsel for the respondents: Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi (N/P), Sr. Adv. Buddy Ranganadhan (N/P), Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Mr. Gaurav Ray, Mr. Rohan Talwar, Ms. Shefali Tripathi, Ms. Priyakshi Bhatnagar, Mr. Naman Agarwal, Mr. Sriyut Shukla, Mr. E.C. Agrawala (AOR), Mr. Nikilesh Ramachandran (AOR), Ms. Suparna Srivastava, Ms. Surbhi Gupta.
- The respondents submitted a letter requesting time to file a counter‑affidavit; the letter was digitally signed by Deepak Guglani on 08‑10‑2026 at 17:08:20 IST, with the reason “Signature Not Verified”.
Final Outcome
- The Court granted an adjournment, directing the respondents to file the counter‑affidavit within four weeks from the date of the order.
- Any rejoinder to the counter‑affidavit may be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- The earlier interim order dated 31‑07‑2026 shall continue to operate until the next hearing.
- The matter is re‑listed for further hearing on 09‑12‑2026.
- The order was recorded and signed by Deputy Registrar Court Master (NSH), Deepak Guglani and Preeti Saxena.
Topics: Court Proceedings, Power Sector Dispute