Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12 August 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Appellant – M.S. Khurana Eng. Ltd.; Respondent – The U.O.I and others.
  • Nature of Proceeding: Civil appeals (No(s). 14040‑14051/2015) filed by the appellant challenging earlier orders.
  • Appeal Numbers & Status:
  • Appeals 14040, 14041, 14042, 14043, 14044, 14045, 14046: Counsel submitted that the subject matter had become infructuous; the Court dismissed these appeals as infructuous.
  • Appeals 14047, 14048, 14051: Counsel had no instructions and no other counsel appeared; the Court dismissed these appeals for want of prosecution, with liberty to revive if the cause of action survives.
  • Counsel for Appellant: Mr. Ankur Saigal, Adv.; Mr. Devansh Srivastava, Adv.; Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. S. Dwarakanath, A.S.G.; Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR; Mr. Rajat Vaishnaw, Adv.; Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv.; Mr. Raghvendra Shukla, Adv.; Mr. Gaurav Arya, Adv.
  • Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.

Final Outcome

  • The Court issued an order dismissing all the listed civil appeals: those deemed infructuous were dismissed outright, and those lacking prosecution were dismissed with the possibility of revival should the underlying cause of action persist.
  • Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Civil Appeals