Petitioner: The Executive Engineer, Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd. Respondents: Mahadev & others. The Supreme Court Registrar heard Special Leave to Appeal petitions No. 31/2026, 24/2026 and 30/2026 on 21‑Jul‑2026. For SLP (C) No. 31/2026, service was complete on the sole respondent with no appearance; the matter was ordered to be listed for further hearing. For SLP (C) No. 24/2026, service was complete on respondent No. 2, no appearance filed, and the service report for respondent No. 1 was not received; a D.O. letter was issued and the matter was listed again for 20‑Aug‑2026. For SLP (C) No. 30/2026, respondents No. 2 and 3 were directed to file counter‑affidavits by 4‑Aug‑2026, the service report for respondent No. 1 remains pending, a D.O. letter was issued, and the matter was also listed for 20‑Aug‑2026. This content may not be financially relevant.