Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 17-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 30833/2026 filed by Rajasthan Housing Board (Petitioner) against Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (South) & others (Respondents).
  • Origin: Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 19-07-2024 in DBSAW No. 642/2024 and 27-01-2026 in DBRPW No. 96/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Anuj Bhandari (AOR), Adv. Ms. Ishu Bhardwaj, Adv. Ms. Jahanvi Bhardwaj.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. K. Parmeshwar, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv.; Mr. Anshuman Srivastava, Adv.; Mr. Abhinabh Garg, Adv.; Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR; Mr. Hemant Ballani, Adv.; Mr. Surya Prakash, AOR.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan.
  • Issue: Petitioners sought condonation of delay, exemption from filing IA No. 189840/2026, and permission to file Special Leave Petitions.
  • Observation: The petitioner was not a party in the earlier writ petition filed before the High Court, and no sufficient reason was found to entertain the SLPs.

Final Outcome

  • The Court condoned a delay of 577 days, acknowledging the petitioner's non‑party status in the prior writ petition.
  • All Special Leave Petitions filed by the Rajasthan Housing Board were dismissed.
  • The application seeking permission to file Special Leave Petition(s) was also dismissed.
  • All pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Topics: Legal Decision, Special Leave Petition