Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 12-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd & Ors.
- Respondents: Sri Gopikrishna Infrastructure Pvt & Ors.
- Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 16564/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 11-02-2025 in WPT No. 7063/2023 of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
- Interim Applications (IA) filed: IA No. 186544/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 186543/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 186545/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 186546/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- Hearing Date: 12-08-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Justices Pamidighantam, Narasimha and Alok Aradhe.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Kumar Anurag Singh, Adv.; Ms. Tulika Mukherjee, Adv.; Mr. Zain A. Khan, AOR; Mr. Ekta Bharati, Adv.; Mr. Dev Aaryan, Adv.; Mr. Mohd. Abran Khan, Adv.
- Counsel for Respondents: Mr. M S Mittal, Sr. Adv.; Ms. Pragya Choudhary, Adv.; Mr. Salona Mittal, Adv.; Mr. Nikhil Anand, Adv.; Mr. Satish Kumar, AOR.
Final Outcome
1. The Court ordered that notice be issued on the applications seeking condonation of delay as well as on the Special Leave Petition itself.
2. The petitioners are directed to deposit fifty percent (50%) of the amount before the Court within eight (8) weeks from the date of the order.
3. The deposited amount shall be invested in an interest‑bearing Fixed Deposit with a nationalised bank on an auto‑renewal basis.
4. The petition is to be listed along with SLP (C) 11658 of 2024.
5. The order was digitally signed by Court Master Kapil Tandon on 2026‑08‑12 at 17:44:49 IST.
Topics: Procedural Order, Special Leave Petition