Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 09-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 54892/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 25-04-2026 in LPA No. 545/2025 of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla.
- Parties: Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board & Ors. (Petitioner) vs. Umawati (Respondent).
- Intervening Applications: IA No. 301854/2026 – condonation of delay in filing IA No. 301858/2026 – exemption from filing O.T.
- Hearing Date: 09-10-2026.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aparesha Kumar Singh.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Ketan Paul, AOR Mr. Prachet Sharma, Adv. Ms. Ujala Singh, Adv. Md. Imran Ahmad. No counsel listed for Respondent.
Final Outcome
- The Court condoned the delay in filing the intervening applications.
- The Court expressed no inclination to interfere with the impugned High Court judgment.
- The Special Leave Petition was dismissed, leaving the question of law open.
- The Court clarified that the impugned order shall not be treated as a binding precedent.
- All pending applications were ordered to stand disposed of.
- Assistant Registrars: Neetu Khajuria and Ranjana Shailey recorded the order.
Topics: Supreme Court Order, Special Leave Petition, Electricity Board Litigation