Rajasthan Seeds Corp Awarded, 8‑Week Payment

Case Name / Type: Special Leave Petition (Civil) – Diary No. 23069/2026
Origin: Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 17-03-2026 in DBCMA No. 2823/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur
Court / Authority: Supreme Court of India
Date of Hearing / Order: Hearing on 29-05-2026; order digitally signed on 30-05-2026 12:30:47 IST
Period of Dispute / Violation: Not applicable (civil petition challenging a prior award)

Petitioner: The Managing Director, Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation Limited (represented by senior counsel Mr. Devadatt Kamat and a team of advocates)
Respondent: M/s Shree Gouri Shankar Jute Mills Limited (represented by counsel Mr. Sourav Kumar Mukherjee, assisted by Ms. Soumya Dutta and others)
Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Devadatt Kamat (Senior Counsel), Mr. Kshitij Mittal, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Mr. Mayank Sharma, Mr. Ajay Desai, Mr. Yasharth Kant, Ms. Sonal Kushwaha, Ms. Prerana Sharma
Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Sourav Kumar Mukherjee, Ms. Soumya Dutta, Mr. Siddhant Upmanyu (AOR)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar
Court Master: Lokesh Arora (Senior Personal Assistant, Court Master)

1. Condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects (IA No. 160446/2026)

2. Exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (IA No. 160442/2026)

3. Exemption from filing other documents (IA No. 160444/2026)

The petitioner argued that additional time was required to pay the entire award amount with interest up to the date of payment.

The Court, after hearing senior counsel Mr. Devadatt Kamat for the petitioner and counsel Mr. Sourav Kumar Mukherjee for the respondent, found no good ground to interfere with the impugned judgment/order of the High Court.
Consequently, the Special Leave Petition was dismissed.

The Court condoned the delay in filing the petition.
An eight‑week period from the date of the order was granted to pay the awarded amount with appropriate interest.
Any pending applications, if any, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Respondent (Shree Gouri Shankar Jute Mills Limited) must remit the award amount together with interest within eight weeks of the order date.
No further filings or applications are permitted unless expressly ordered by the Court.

The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
Delay in filing is condoned.
An eight‑week deadline is imposed for payment of the award with interest.
All pending applications are disposed of, and the order is enforceable as per the Supreme Court’s directions.