Authority: Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat (Samadhan Samaroh)

Order Date: 23-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Bharat Aluminium Company Limited
  • Respondents: Union of India & Others
  • Petition Numbers: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 15049‑15061/2024
  • Exemption Applications (IA):
  • IA No.148552/2024 – Exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment
  • IA No.148553/2024 – Exemption from filing oral testimony
  • IA No.148272/2024 – Exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (SLP(C) No.14942/2024)
  • IA No.148274/2024 – Exemption from filing oral testimony (SLP(C) No.14942/2024)
  • IA No.148268/2024 – Exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (SLP(C) No.14941/2024)
  • IA No.148269/2024 – Exemption from filing oral testimony (SLP(C) No.14941/2024)
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Onkar, Adv.; Mr. Rajat Mittal, AOR; Mr. Arjyadeep Roy, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Karan Lahiri, Adv.; Mr. Prasanjeet Mahapatra, Adv.; Ms. Pallavi Mishra, Adv.; Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR; Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR/Standing Counsel; Ms. Prabhleen A. Shukla, Adv.; Ms. Ilashri Gaur, Adv.
  • Additional Officers: Mr. Rajat Nair, A.A.G.; Mr. Prashant Kumar Umrao, AOR; Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Adv.
  • Proceedings Note: Learned counsel for both parties expressed that settlement was not possible.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Lok Adalat ordered that, since no settlement could be reached, the matter be listed before a regular Court for further adjudication.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Aluminium Industry