Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 13-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: GAIL (India) Ltd, KKMBMPL Project; Respondents: Omanakunjamma & Anr.
- SLP (C) No. 10956/2019 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 28‑02‑2019 in CRP No. 586/2014 of the High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam.
- Related applications: SLP(C) No. 29950/2024 (XI‑B) IA for exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment, IA No. 289606/2024, and SLP(C) No. 12903/2025 (XI‑B) for admission.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Raghavendra P. Shankar (ASG), Mr. Krishan Kumar (AOR), Mr. Nitin Pal (Advocate). Counsel for respondent: Mr. Piyush Dwivedi (AOR).
- Central legal question: interpretation of Sections 5 and 29(2) of the Limitation Act, 1963 concerning condonation of delay.
Final Outcome
- The Court declined to interfere with the interpretation of the Limitation Act provisions.
- It noted the concern that delay was being mechanically condoned for a project that concluded eight years earlier without examining the extent of delay.
- The Court directed that while considering applications for condonation of delay, the concerned Court must satisfy itself on the sufficiency of reasons by issuing a reasoned order, not a one‑line order.
- All Special Leave Petitions were disposed of in the aforesaid terms, and any pending applications, if any, were also ordered disposed of.
Topics: Limitation Act, Delay Condonation, Judicial Procedure