Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 30-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28096/2026 filed by JYOTI KUMARI against THE CENTRAL COAL FIELDS LIMITED and others.
  • The petition arises from an impugned final judgment and order dated 08-07-2025 in LPA No. 627/2024 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
  • Associated applications: IA No. 224775/2026 (condonation of delay in filing IA No. 224772/2026), exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment, and exemption from filing O.T. (IA No. 224776/2026).
  • Hearing held on 29-09-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Kumar Shivam (AOR), Mr. Rajarshi Singh, Adv. Mr. Sameer Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Tirupathi Vemaiah Rapelli, Adv. Mr. Kanhaiya Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sanyu Kuntal.
  • Counsel for respondent: Ms. Shweta Sharma (AOR), Mr. Diggaj Pathak, Adv. Ms. Vaibhavi Pathak.

Final Outcome

  • The Court accepted the respondent's request for adjournment, noting a letter circulated by the respondent's counsel.
  • The matter was adjourned and listed for hearing after six weeks.
  • The order was digitally signed by Justice Iramnaz on 30-09-2026 at 16:39:42 IST, with a note that the signature was not verified.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Coal Sector