Authority: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Order Date: 24-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: M/S KDP BUILDWEL PVT. LTD. (represented by senior counsel) versus State of U.P. & Ors.
  • Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos.15985‑15986/2023 arising from impugned final judgment dated 15‑12‑2022 in WC No.38156/2022 and order dated 18‑04‑2023 in CAC No.2704/2023.
  • Intervening applications: I.A. No.131133/2023 (exemption from filing C/C), I.A. No.131134/2023 (exemption from filing O.T.), and I.A. No.114621/2026 (intervention/impleadment of proposed respondents 5‑10).
  • The matter was called for hearing on 24‑08‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.

Court Orders

1. Issue notice on I.A. No.114621/2026 seeking impleadment of proposed respondents numbered 5 to 10.

2. Upon receipt of notice, the proposed respondents 5‑10 must file their counter‑affidavits at least 72 hours prior to the next listing date.

3. The senior counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, volunteers to deposit Rs.62,06,592 (Rupees Sixty‑Two Lakh Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety‑Two) with the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad by 25‑08‑2026, without prejudice to the parties' rights and contentions.

4. The District Magistrate shall invest the deposited amount in a fixed‑deposit, interest‑bearing account of a nationalised bank on an auto‑renewal basis.

5. Until the next hearing, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner, subject to the deposit of the aforesaid amount.

6. The special leave petitions, together with I.A. No.114621/2026, shall be listed after a period of four weeks.

Final Outcome

  • The petitioner is required to deposit Rs.62,06,592 with the District Magistrate, which will be placed in a fixed‑deposit account; no coercive measures will be imposed pending this deposit.
  • Notice for impleadment of respondents 5‑10 is issued, and they must submit counter‑affidavits 72 hours before the subsequent hearing.
  • The matter, including the special leave petitions and the impleadment application, will be scheduled for hearing after four weeks.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Court Order