Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 08-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)
  • Respondent: Astra Construction Private Limited
  • Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 24803/2025, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 19-06-2025 passed by the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong in ARBA No.1/2024.
  • Additional Applications: IA No. 273613/2025, IA No. 273608/2025, IA No. 267941/2025, IA No. 268050/2025, IA No. 217930/2025 (various permission and intervention applications).
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Solicitor General Mr. Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General Mr. Raghavendra P. Shankar, and a team of senior advocates including Mr. Karan Lahiri, Adv. Prateek Arora, Adv. Neelabh Bist, Adv. Pallavi Mishra, Adv. Kanak Grover, Adv. Digvijay Dam, Adv. Aman Mehta, Adv. Pragya Choudhary, Adv. Nasadiya Singh, Adv. Kanishka Singh, Adv. Daksh Aggarwal, Adv. Anjali Singariya, Adv. Sonali Jain.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Senior Advocate Mr. C. S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ritin Rai, and a team of advocates including Mr. Aditya Swarup, Mr. Hiten Sampat, Mr. Vishnu Sharma A S, Mr. Raunak Shankar Aggarwal, Mr. Vijay Valsan, Mr. Vinayak Mani, Mr. Tushar Bhardwaj, Mr. Prasouk Jain, Ms. Shalini Nair, Mr. Rohan Batra.
  • Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.

Order Details

1. The Court heard the learned Solicitor General, Additional Solicitor General, senior counsel for the petitioner, and senior counsel for the respondent.

2. Arguments were concluded.

3. Judgment was reserved.

4. The Court directed that any short written submissions, if any, be filed on or before 12-09-2026.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the petition and has instructed the parties to file short written submissions by 12‑09‑2026, after which the Court will deliver its final decision.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Power Sector Litigation, Construction Contract Dispute