Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 25-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation & Ors.
  • Respondents: Arvind Kumar & Ors.
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 52548/2025 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 12-06-2025 in IA No. 7082/2025 of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
  • Applications before the Court: IA No. 51426/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 51427/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 51425/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Standing Counsel Mr. Rajiv Shankar Dwivedi, AOR Ms. Tulika Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Beenu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Venkat Narayan, Adv. Ms. Jyotsna Singh.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Pandey Neeraj Rai, Adv. Ms. Rachitta Rai, AOR Mr. Samresh Chandra Jha, Adv.
  • The petitioner’s standing counsel submitted that the Supreme Court had already dismissed similar SLPs bearing Diary Nos. 65080 of 2025 and 57672 of 2025 and that the impugned order had been complied with.

Final Outcome

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the pending applications.

2. In view of the earlier dismissals and compliance, the Special Leave Petition stands dismissed.

3. Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Topics: Judicial Decision, State Mineral Development