Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: June 11, 2026
Case Overview
- Civil Appeal No. 6086/2009 filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) against Reliance Infocomm Ltd. (Respondent).
- The appeal concerned a pending dispute; the respondent had entered insolvency, resulting in no representation before the Court.
- Counsel for the appellant (Mr. Tejveer Singh Bhatia, Adv.; Mr. Mohit Paul, AOR; Mr. Rohit, Adv.; Mr. Krishnan Kutty, Adv.) informed the Court that adjudicating the merits would serve no useful purpose due to the respondent's insolvency, but requested that any question of law remain open for future proceedings.
- Counsel for the respondent was Mr. S. S. Shroff, AOR, who did not appear.
- The matter was listed as IA No. 1/2009 – Stay Application and was heard on 11‑06‑2026 before a partial bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
Observations & Reasoning
- The Court accepted that the respondent’s insolvency rendered the appeal infructuous and that proceeding on merits would not be useful.
- The Court, however, kept the door open for any legal question arising from the appeal to be raised in appropriate future proceedings.
- The Court directed that if BSNL has any other legal remedy for recovery of the amount, it may pursue such remedy before the appropriate authority, which will then decide the issues on merits.
Final Outcome
- The appeal is dismissed, as recorded in the signed order placed on the file.
- All pending applications, if any, are ordered to stand disposed of.
- The order is digitally signed by Court Master Rashi Gupta (date stamp 2026.06.12 16:58:40 IST, signature not verified) and Court Master Anu Bhalla.
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