Netalkar Power SLP Dismissed by Supreme Court

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 23 July 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: The Management of M/S Netalkar Power Transmission
• Respondent: The General Secretary, Netalkar Power Transmission Workers Union
• Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 23379/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 27‑03‑2026 in WA No. 100185/2024 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
• Hearing Date: 20 July 2026 before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh.
• Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Kiran Suri (Senior Advocate), Mr. S.J. Amith, Ms. Aishwarya Kumar, Mr. Vishwanath Gururaj Joshi, Mr. Tarun Kumar Sobti, Dr. Mrs. Vipin Gupta (Advocate‑on‑Record).
• Counsel for Respondent: Not listed.

Court Observations & Reasoning

• The Court expressed no inclination to interfere with the High Court’s impugned judgment.
• No substantive discussion of the merits of the petition was provided; the dismissal was based on the principle that the Supreme Court will not entertain a special leave petition absent compelling reasons to overturn the lower court’s decision.

Final Outcome

1. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed; the High Court’s judgment stands undisturbed.

2. Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

3. The order was digitally signed by Jagdish Kumar, Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master, on 23‑07‑2026 at 17:08:17 IST.

Topics: Legal Decision, Labor Dispute, Court Proceedings