Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 17-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd (petitioner) vs M/s. Tungabhadra Minerals Private Ltd (respondent).
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 09-10-2025 in RP No.390/2025 and 04-08-2025 in CMP No.78/2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
  • Applications: IA No.169610/2026 (condonation of delay in filing) and IA No.169609/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects).
  • Court: Bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.
  • Counsel: Sr. Adv. Amit Kumar Deshpande, Adv. Sharanagouda Patil, AOR Supreeta Sharanagouda, Adv. Kotresh A M, Adv. Vinod Kumar Srivastava for petitioner; Sr. Adv. Rajiv Shakhder, Sr. Adv. S.N. Bhat, Adv. Gaurav Juneja, Adv. Ganapathy Subbiah, Adv. Monika Singh, Adv. Yashwant Gaggar, Khaitan & Co. for respondent.

Final Outcome

  • The Court condoned the delay in filing and refiling of the applications.
  • The Special Leave Petition was dismissed as the Court found no good ground to entertain it.
  • The petitioner was directed that it may work out its rights in accordance with law, subject to all just exceptions.
  • All pending applications, if any, were ordered disposed of.
  • The order was digitally signed by Justice Neha Gupta on 17‑07‑2026 at 18:38:21 IST.

Topics: Court Order, Mining Dispute