Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 25 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 33260/2025 filed by the District Collector challenging the final judgment and order dated 03‑04‑2023 in CCCA No. 268/1999 passed by the High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
  • Respondents: M/s Cheekoti Veeranna and Co. & Ors.
  • Applications sought: condonation of delay in filing (IA 176173/2026), condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects (IA 176175/2026), exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (IA 176172/2026).
  • Hearing date: 23‑07‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Senior Advocate L. Narasimha Reddy, Ms. Devina Sehgal, AOR Mr. Vineet George.
  • Counsel for respondents: Ms. Nina Nariman, Ms. Aruna Gupta (AOR), Mr. Ramesh Allanki, Mr. Syed Ahmad Naqvi, Ms. Nandita Biswas, Ms. Mamatha Ralla, Mr. Yash Gupta.
  • The Court observed a filing delay of 716 days and a refiling delay of 323 days.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, not inclined to interfere with the impugned order, dismissed the Special Leave Petition on both procedural delay and merits.
  • All pending applications were ordered disposed.
  • The order was digitally signed by Deputy Registrar Anita Malhotra on 25‑07‑2026.

Topics: Legal; Procedural Delay