Authority: Supreme Court of India (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)

Order Date: 07-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: The National Faceless Assessment Center and others (Appellants) vs. Venkatarao Yarlagadda (Respondent); also Union of India & Ors. (Petitioner) vs. Shallu Dhingra (Respondent) in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) arising from a High Court judgment dated 21-08-2025.
  • Nature: A consolidated hearing of numerous civil appeals (CIVIL APPEAL NO. …) arising out of SLP(C) filings, each identified by distinct diary numbers (e.g., 51042/2026, 54072/2026, 52319/2026, etc.).
  • Parallel proceedings: The Court also listed a large number of Interim Applications (IA) seeking condonation of delay in filing for the Union of India v. Shallu Dhingra SLP, covering diary numbers from 29522/2026 through 59316/2026.
  • Prior references: The appeals are to be decided in light of the Court’s earlier orders dated 10‑04‑2026 (C.A. No.4716/2026) and 04‑05‑2026 (C.A. No.6922/2026).

Final Outcome

1. Delay is condoned for all listed civil appeals.

2. Leave is granted for the appeals.

3. The appeals are disposed of in the terms of the earlier orders (10‑04‑2026 and 04‑05‑2026) and are remitted to the jurisdictional High Courts for further determination.

4. All pending applications, if any, related to these appeals are also disposed of.

5. The matters are scheduled to be listed before the bench hearing C.A. No.13059/2026 on 03‑12‑2026.

6. The Court records numerous IA applications for condonation of filing delay in the Union of India v. Shallu Dhingra SLP, spanning diary numbers 29522/2026 to 59316/2026.

Topics: Court Order, Delay Condonation