Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 21 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 9220/2025 filed by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenging the final judgment and order dated 25‑02‑2025 of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in WP(C)PIL No. 12/2023.
- Respondents are Sugandha Sawhney and others, represented by M/S Viadroit and counsel Sugandha Sawhney.
- The specific relief sought is condonation of delay in filing a counter‑affidavit.
- Counsel for NHAI included Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Nishant Awana (AOR), Rini Badoni, Rebecca Mishra, G.S. Awana, Mayank Chaudhary, Aman Mehta and the law firm NMA Law Chambers. Respondent counsel comprised Utkarsh Joshi, Prateek Khandelwal, Akshay Gandotra and Akshay Saxena.
- The bench hearing the matter comprised Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that the matter be listed for further hearing on Thursday, 23 July 2026.
Topics: Court Procedure, Infrastructure Litigation