Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: JSW STEEL LTD. filed Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.36175/2025 challenging the final judgment and order dated 16-10-2025 of the High Court of Jharkhand (WPC No.6572/2024).
  • Respondents: The State of Jharkhand & Others.
  • Interim Applications listed: IA No.324706/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment), IA No.324708/2025 (exemption from filing other documents), IA No.324711/2025 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No.5376/2026, IA No.5379/2026, IA No.46277/2026, IA No.46276/2026, IA No.119139/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No.119140/2026 (exemption from filing other documents).
  • Hearing date: 20-07-2026 before a bench comprising Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Mr. Dhananjaya Mishra, Mr. Amritesh Mohanty, Mr. Navneet Dogra, Ms. Madhavi Agrawal, Mr. Naman Agarwal, Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Ms. Anusuya Sadhu Sinha, Mr. Siddharth Naidu, Ms. Kinjal Aggarwal (KSN & Co.), AOR Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki, AOR Mr. Ashish Prasad, Ms. Mukta Dutta, Mr. Pruthvi Dhinoja, Mr. Atri Roy Chowdhury, Ms. Nazarat Fatima, Mr. Abhishek.
  • Counsel for respondents: Ms. Pallavi Langar (AOR Mr. Sujeet Kumar Chaubey), Ms. Pragya Baghel, Ms. Anushka Raghunath, Mr. Kumar Anurag Singh, Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Ms. Tulika Mukherjee (AOR Mr. Zain A. Khan), Mr. Dev Aaryan, Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, Mr. Venkat Narayan, Mr. Modh. Yasir.

Final Outcome

  • The Court granted the petitioner a two‑week period to file a rejoinder affidavit.
  • The matter was ordered to be listed again on 18-08-2026 for further hearing.

Topics: Special Leave to Appeal, Procedural Order, Steel Industry