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