Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 30 September 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and others; Respondent: Shyam Sunder.
  • The petition is Special Leave Petition (C) No. 3709/2025 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 02‑12‑2024 in WC No. 19034/2024 passed by the Allahabad High Court.
  • Counsel for petitioners included senior advocate Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Ms. Pankhuri Shrivastava, Ms. Neelam Sharma, Mr. Rajeev Sharma, and Mr. Devang Vats; counsel for respondent included Mr. Purvesh Buttan, Mr. Himanshu Buttan, Ms. Nishita Gupta, Mr. Prateek Narwar, and Mr. Karan Batura.
  • The matter was heard on 29‑09‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court found no grounds to interfere with the High Court’s judgment and dismissed the Special Leave Petition.
  • The Court expressly stated that the observations in the impugned judgment and the material connected with the writ petition shall not affect the pending arbitration proceedings, which shall continue in accordance with law.
  • Any pending applications in the case are ordered to stand disposed of.

Topics: Legal Dismissal, Arbitration Continuation