Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 01-09-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioner – M/s Tata Steel Limited; Respondents – Dhananjay Pradhan & Ors.
- Nature of Proceeding: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.5721/2024 arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 01-09-2023 in WP(C) No.12798/2021 passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack.
- Interlocutory Applications: IA No.36582/2024 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No.38313/2024 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No.190585/2024 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No.190588/2024 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- Counsel for Petitioner: Dr. Devashish Bharuka (Senior Advocate), Shashank Gautam, Arvind Thapliyal, Sidhant Pattanayak, Siddharth Pandey, Daksh Jain, Kunal Chatterji (All AOR).
- Counsel for Respondents: Sudhansu Palo (AOR), Janaki Kanta Mahapatra, Rajesh Palo, Mihir Kumar Jena, Gaurav Lal, Debasmita Debadarshini, Akshay Amritanshu (AOR), Sarthak Srivastava, Annam Venkatesh (AOR), Shailja Singh, Rahul Mishra, Agrimaa Singh, Satyarth Singh, Tejaswani Upadhyay, Ankit Agrawal.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
Court Observations & Directions
1. The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for time to file a rejoinder affidavit; the Court allowed a period of two weeks for the same.
2. The matter was ordered to be listed immediately thereafter for further hearing.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court granted Tata Steel Limited a two‑week window to file a rejoinder affidavit and scheduled the case for immediate subsequent listing.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Corporate Litigation