Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 05-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Yogesh Subhash Kanchalwar
  • Respondent: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) & Others
  • Nature of Proceeding: Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 30908/2026 arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 19-06-2026 in ARBA No. 40/2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur.
  • Additional Applications: IA No. 260979/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 268347/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 268849/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), IA No. 31138/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 263341/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No. 267891/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
  • Hearing Date: 05-10-2026
  • Bench (Coram): Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Rajive Bhalla, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Shubham Bhalla, AOR; Mr. Alex Noel Dass, Adv.; Mr. Yash, Adv.; Mrs. Anchita Nayyar, Adv.; Ms. Soumya Khanna, Adv.; Mr. Aman Khatri, Adv.; Ms. Ragini Sharma, Adv.; Mr. Kamal Joshi, Adv.; Mr. Rohit Pandey, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Sumit Gupta, Adv.; Mr. Kartikeya Singh, AOR; Mr. Akshay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.; Mr. Tanya Shrotriya, Adv.; Ms. Tanya Shrotriya, Adv.; Mr. Ishant Tripathi, Adv.; Mr. Aditya Raj Singh, Adv.; Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.; Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.; Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR; Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.

Order Details

1. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent(s) is granted four weeks' time to file the counter‑affidavit.

2. The matters are listed for further hearing on 16‑November‑2026.

3. The interim order dated 07‑09‑2026 shall continue to operate.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court allows the respondent NHAI an additional four‑week period to submit its counter‑affidavit, schedules the next hearing for 16 Nov 2026, and keeps the earlier interim order of 07‑09‑2026 in force.

Topics: Special Leave to Appeal, Infrastructure Law