Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 25855/2026 filed by Hardev Construction Private Limited against Union of India & others, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 21-07-2026 in CWJC No. 8607/2026 of the Patna High Court.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. A.K. De, Ms. Ananya De, Mr. S. Prakash, Mr. Chandrakanta Sahoo, Mr. Pramit Saxena (AOR). Counsel for respondents: Mr. Shekhar Singh, Ms. Shambhavi Singh, Mr. Biswajit Kumar Patra, Mr. Mukesh Kumar (AOR).
- The Court, after hearing, permitted the petitioner to implead the successful bidder as respondent No.3. The successful bidder is identified as Nalanda Engicon Pvt. Ltd., located at 14 Sri Ram Tower, West of Jalan Shop, Main Road, Kankerbagh, Patna – 800020, represented by Sashi Bhooshan Mishra.
- The cause title will be amended to reflect the addition of respondent No.3.
- Mr. Mukesh Kumar, counsel for the newly impleaded respondent, waived service of notice on behalf of respondent No.3.
- The Court ordered that notice be issued to respondents No.1 (Union of India) and No.2 (other respondents) and that the notice be returnable within four weeks.
- Dasti service of notice is also permitted.
- The agreement entered into between respondent No.2 and the newly impleaded respondent No.3 is stayed from operation pending further determination.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court directed the amendment of the cause title to include Nalanda Engicon Pvt. Ltd. as respondent No.3, waived service of notice for this respondent, mandated notice to the original respondents with a four‑week return period, allowed dasti service, and stayed the agreement between respondent No.2 and respondent No.3.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Construction Contracts