Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner Virendra Singh Rathore vs Respondent Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) & others.
  • Origin: Petition for special leave to appeal (C) No.21151/2023 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 31-05-2023 in DBSAW No.827/2022 passed by the High Court of Rajasthan, Jodhpur.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. K. Paari Vendhan (AOR), Mr. Rishabh Sancheti (AOR), Adv. Ms. Padma Priya, Adv. Mr. Nishant Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Aquib Ali Khan, Adv. Ms. Devanshi Sancheti.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. N. Venkatraman, A.S.G., Mr. Rajeev Mishra, Adv., Mr. Sanand Ramakrishnan, Adv., Mr. Thomas Martin K, Adv., Mr. Sunil Narayanan, Adv., Mr. Sanish Cr, Adv., M/s Axess Legal Corp, AOR Mr. Ankur Rastogi, Adv. Mrs. Priya Rastogi, Adv., Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR.
  • Court Masters: B. Lakshmi Manikya Valli, Divya Babbar.

Final Outcome

  • The bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan ordered the matter to be listed for further hearing on 20 November 2026; no substantive order was issued.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Oil & Gas