Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.23853/2026 filed by National Highway Authority of India (Petitioner) against Sanjaybhai Manubhai Patel & Ors. (Respondents).
  • The petition arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 24-03-2026 in SCA No.3720/2026 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad.
  • Additional applications: Diary No.29280/2026 (condonation of delay in filing), Diary No.39549/2026 (III‑B) (condonation of delay in filing), I.A. No.207476/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment).
  • Hearing took place on 24‑07‑2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu.
  • Counsel for the petitioner included Mr. Sumit Gupta, Adv.; Mr. Akshay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.; Mr. S Vinod, Adv.; Mr. Tanya Shrotriya, Adv.; Mr. Sumit Teterrwal, Adv.; AOR Mr. Kartikeya Singh; AOR Mr. Aditya Raj Singh; Adv. Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR.
  • Counsel for the respondents was Mr. Abhimanue Shrestha, AOR.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered: (1) Delay condoned; (2) Notice to be issued; (3) The matter to be tagged with Special Leave Petition (C) No.13705/2026 for further proceedings.
  • Order signed by Senior Personal Assistant Court Master (NSH): Manik Kumar and Sudhir Kumar Sharma.

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