Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 03-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22064/2026 filed by M/s. SD Infra Private Limited challenging the impugned final judgment and order dated 10-06-2026 passed by the Madras High Court at Madurai.
- Respondents are the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and other parties, including Indian Bank (respondent No.4).
- The petition seeks exemption from filing counter‑affidavit, permission to file additional documents, and a stay of the impugned order.
- Counsel for petitioner: Mr. S. Nagamuthu, Sr. Adv., Mr. C. Paramasivam, Adv., Ms. Adviteeya, Adv., Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR.
- Counsel for respondents: Mr. Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, Adv., Mr. Sudarshan Lamba, AOR, Mr. Rajan Kumar Choursia, Adv., Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, Adv., Mr. Yogya Rajpurohit, Adv., Ms. Harshita Choubey, Adv., Mr. Himanshu Munshi, AOR, Mr. Siddhant Munshi, Adv., Mr. Anitesh Choudhary, Adv., Mr. Kushal Kumar, Adv., Mr. Rishabh Saxena, Adv., Mr. Varun Singh, AOR.
- The matter was called for hearing on 03-09-2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan.
Order
- The Court directed that any step taken by the respondents during the pendency of this Special Leave Petition shall be subject to the result of the petition.
- The Court granted four weeks to respondent No.4/Indian Bank to file a counter‑affidavit.
- The matter was listed for further hearing after the expiry of the four‑week period.
Final Outcome
- The immediate effect is a stay on any respondent actions pending the final decision on the Special Leave Petition, and a deadline for Indian Bank to submit its counter‑affidavit within four weeks.
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