Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & Anr.; Respondents: Yugal Kishore Sah & Ors.
  • Originating matter: Special Leave Petition (SLP) No.11369/2025 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 07-10-2024 in WP(C) No.14126/2024 of the Delhi High Court.
  • Related proceedings listed: SLP(C) No.12832/2026 (XIV); IA No.79789/2025 (exemption from filing copy of impugned judgment); IA No.64316/2026 (condonation of delay); IA No.64320/2026 (exemption from filing copy); IA No.64319/2026 (permission to file additional documents).
  • Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
  • Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Praveen Swarup (AOR), Mr. Devesh Maurya, Mr. K.P. Singh, Mr. Rohit Swarup, Mr. P.R. Abhimanyu Karthikeya Raja, Mr. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Saurabh Rohilla, Ms. Sakshi, Mr. Ankur Chhibbar (Sr. Adv., AOR), Mr. Prateek Kumar (AOR).
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Ankur Chhibber (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Prateek Kumar (AOR), Mr. Devansh Rai, Ms. Sanjeevani Pattjoshi, Ms. Teesha, Mr. Amit Verma (AOR), Mr. Sachin Chouhan, Mr. R.C. Kaushik (AOR).
  • Intervenor counsel: Mr. Laxmikant Shukla, Mr. Puneet S., Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. Sandeep Kumar S.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered the matter to be listed for further hearing on 02‑09‑2026.

Topics: Legal, Agriculture