Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 05-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.34165/2026 filed by M/S Gawar Shimla Highway Private Limited, arising from the High Court of Himachal Pradesh judgment dated 05-08-2026 in CWPIL No.61/2025 directing payment of compensation.
- Respondents include the Court on its own motion and others; petitioner sought impleadment of Smt. Ranjana Devi (alias Ranjana Verma) as respondent No.7.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Huzefa A. Ahmadi, Sr. Adv., Mr. Kapil Arora, Adv. Ms. Ekshita Choudhary, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Singh, Adv. Mr. Abhijnan Jha (AOR). Counsel for respondents not listed.
- The matter was called for hearing on 05-10-2026 before Hon’ble Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the impleadment of Smt. Ranjana Devi (alias Ranjana Verma) as respondent No.7 (IA No.293807/2026 allowed).
- Liberty was granted to amend the cause title of the special leave petition.
- The Court ordered that notice be issued.
- A stay was imposed on the operation and effect of the impugned High Court order directing payment of compensation by the petitioner, pending the next hearing.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Compensation Stay, Impleadment