Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 16-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 55383/2026, arising from impugned final judgment dated 08-05-2026 in SCA No. 6977/2026 of the High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.
- Additional Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 55000/2026.
- Parties: Petitioner – National Highway Authority of India; Respondents – Mahendra Kumar Jethabhai, his son (Thr.), his POA Khushalbhai Lallubhai Patel & others.
- Interim Applications (IA) seeking condonation of delay in filing: IA No. 308695/2026, 310560/2026, 310535/2026, 309053/2026, 310648/2026, 311128/2026, 311034/2026, 310666/2026, and IA No. 315049/2026.
- Counsel for petitioner: Sumit Gupta, Jaikriti S. Jadeja, Akshay Kumar Tiwari, Tanya Shrotriya, Nidhi Singh, Prashant Tomar. No counsel listed for respondents.
- Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
Order
1. Delay in filing of all listed interim applications is condoned.
2. The matters are tagged with Special Leave Petition (C) No. 13705 of 2026.
Final Outcome
The Supreme Court has formally condoned the filing delays and linked the petitions to SLP (C) No. 13705/2026, allowing the proceedings to continue.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Infrastructure