Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 29-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Punjab Pollution Control Board
- Respondents: Trident Limited & Anr.
- Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 55593/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 08-05-2026 in CWP No.13613/2026 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh.
- Interim Applications: IA No. 294468/2026 (condonation of delay in filing) and IA No. 294466/2026 (exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment).
- Counsel for Petitioner: Sr. Adv. Kapil Sibal, Adv. Vivek Jain, Adv. Apar Gupta, Adv. Sumedha Ray Sarkar, Adv. Sadiq Noor, Adv. Sahil Mander, Adv. Pritam Raman Giriya, Adv. Ronit Rampuriya, Adv. Aryan Sarawgi, Adv. Abiha Zaidi (AOR).
- Counsel for Respondent: Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi (AOR), Sr. Adv. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Munisha Gandhi, Sr. Adv. Prabhas Bajaj, Adv. Keshav Sehgal, Adv. Rishabh Yadav, Adv. Viraj Gandhi.
- Bench (Coram): Hon'ble the Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
- Proceedings: The matter was called for hearing on 29-09-2026.
Court Orders
1. Delay in filing was condoned. (Digitally signed by ARJUN BISHT)
2. The Court noted that the matter is pending before the High Court and is listed for hearing on 08-10-2026; therefore, it is not inclined to entertain the Special Leave Petition.
3. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
4. All pending applications, if any, are also disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition, leaving the matter to be heard by the High Court on the scheduled date, and ordered disposal of any pending applications related to the petition.
Topics: Environmental Law, Court Proceedings