Case Details

  • Case name: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 46595/2024, arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 09‑08‑2024 in GA‑COM No.2/2024, GA‑COM No.3/2024, EC No.91/2023.
  • Court: Supreme Court of India.
  • Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
  • Date of hearing: 26‑05‑2026.
  • Period of dispute: Not specified in the order.

Parties Involved

  • Petitioner: Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority.
  • Respondent: Bengal Unitech Universal Siliguri Projects Limited.
  • Interlocutory Applications (IA) cited: IA No. 10359/2026, IA No. 33565/2026, IA No. 278692/2025, IA No. 17225/2025, IA No. 10585/2026, IA No. 17222/2025, IA No. 163571/2025, IA No. 10581/2026.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Shraddha Chirania (Adv.), Mr. Kunal Mimani (AOR).
  • Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Prashant Mishra (Adv.), Mr. Aniket Sancheti (Adv.), Mr. Dhawesh Pahuja (AOR), Mr. Bijoy Kumar Jain (AOR), Mr. Siddharth Batra (AOR), Mr. Chinmay Dubey (Adv.), Ms. Shivani Chawla (Adv.), Ms. Gauri Bedi (Adv.), Mr. Ashutosh Chugh (Adv.), Mr. Rohit Dutta (Adv.), Mr. Anas Tanwir (AOR), Mr. Suryanu Sengupta (Adv.), Mr. Dhrubajit Saikia (Adv.), Ms. Ananya Banerjee (Adv.), Ms. Geetanjali Nagpal (Adv.), Mr. Shyam Kishor Maurya (Adv.), Mr. Ebad Ur Rahman (Adv.), Ms. Zainab Shaikh (Adv.), Mr. Fakhre Alam (Adv.), Ms. Malvika Trivedi (Adv.), Mr. Nipun Katyal (Adv.), Mr. Archit Jain (Adv.), Mr. Dhananjai Shekrawat (Adv.), Ms. Mansi Dixit (Adv.).

Issues / Allegations / Violations

  • The order does not detail specific issues, allegations, or violations; it merely notes procedural concerns regarding the sudden listing of the matter and a change of counsel for the petitioner.

Findings & Observations

  • The Court expressed that it was at a loss to understand why the matter was listed suddenly.
  • The Court observed that there has been a change of counsel for the petitioner‑Authority.

Penalties / Settlements / Directions

  • The Court directed that the matter be adjourned.
  • The case is to be re‑listed on 27‑08‑2026, with the understanding that it will be taken up after the completion of hearings in all other miscellaneous matters.

Corrective Actions & Future Obligations

  • The petitioner‑Authority must ensure appropriate counsel representation for the re‑listed hearing.
  • Both parties are to appear before the Court on the newly fixed date of 27‑August‑2026.

Final Ruling & Enforcement

  • The matter was adjourned by the Supreme Court.
  • The next hearing is scheduled for 27‑August‑2026, subject to the completion of other pending matters.