Steel Authority India Delay Condoned, Notice Waived

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 29-07-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Steel Authority of India Ltd
• Respondents: Kisan Chintaram Sahu & Ors
• The petition arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 17-06-2025 in WP No.4564/2010 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur.
• Interlocutory applications filed: IA No.73088/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No.73090/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No.145153/2026 (dispensing with service of notice), IA No.73087/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment).
• Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Anand Varma, AOR; Mr. Polavarapu Sai Charan, Adv.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.

Final Outcome

1. The Court condoned the delay in filing the interlocutory applications.

2. IA No.145153/2026 is allowed; the petitioner is dispensed with service of notice to respondents numbered 2 to 452 for the present proceedings, though the Court retains discretion to issue notice to them if needed.

3. The matter is posted for further hearing after four weeks from the date of this order.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Court Order