Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 04-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 2535‑2536/2024 filed by petitioner Enamoni Saikia against The North East Frontier Railway & Ors.
  • The petitions arise out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 09-02-2018 in WPC No. 7411/2016 and the order dated 10-08-2023 in RP No. 42/2023 passed by the Gauhati High Court.
  • A stay application (IA No. 49247/2026) was also filed, referenced with Diary No. 27290/2025 (XII).
  • Hearing conducted on 04-08-2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
  • Counsel for the petitioner included Sr. Adv. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, Adv. Mahesh Prakash Shinde, Adv. Vatsalya Vigya (AOR), Ms. Aishwarya Bhati (A.S.G.), Ms. Chitrangda Rashtravara, Mr. Shivika Mehra, Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Mr. Adarsh Kumar Pandey, and Mr. Amrish Kumar (AOR).
  • Counsel for the respondents comprised Sr. Adv. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, Adv. Mahesh Prakash Shinde, Adv. Ashok Kumar Gupta II (AOR), Mr. Sudarshan Lamba (AOR), Additional Solicitor General Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee (A.S.G.), and a team of senior advocates including Mr. Saransh Kumar, Mr. Shantnu Sharma, Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Mr. Gyanendra Singh, and Mr. Amrish Kumar (AOR).

Order

1. Additional Solicitor General Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee is allowed one week’s time to file additional documents.

2. The matter is listed for further hearing on 19-08-2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Court issued procedural directions only; no substantive judgment on the merits of the petitions was delivered. The case will proceed to the next hearing on 19‑08‑2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Railway Sector