Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 20-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 21251/2023 filed by Rattan India Power Limited against the State of Maharashtra & others.
  • The petition arises from an impugned final judgment and order dated 10-02-2023 in WP No. 8486/2019 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur.
  • Applications were made for permission to file a lengthy list of dates and for permission to file the same (IA No. 154114/2024 and IA No. 176773/2023).
  • Hearing held on 20-08-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv.; Mr. Ankur Saigal, Adv.; Mr. Chirag Nayak, Adv.; Ms. Chitra Agarwal, Adv.; Mr. E.C. Agrawala, Adv.
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.; Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, Adv.; Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.; Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.; Ms. Sushmita Pandey, Adv.; Ms. Arunima Das, Adv.; Mr. Ashwin Arun Hirulkar, Adv.; Ms. Kunika Bansal, Adv.; Mr. C.U. Singh, Adv.; Sr. Adv. (N/P) Mr. Nitin Mishra, Adv.
  • Additional counsel: Mr. Mitali Gupta, Adv.; Mr. Somesh Jha, Adv.

Final Outcome

  • The court accepted the petitioner's request for adjournment to allow preparation of a convenience compilation.
  • The matter was adjourned and re-listed for hearing on 18-11-2026.
  • No substantive ruling on the merits of the petition was issued; the case remains pending further submissions.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Power Sector