Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 22 Sep 2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 41154/2026 filed by NITA & ORS. against NANDA RAM GUJAR & ORS.
- Origin: Arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 18-02-2026 in FAO No. 3329/2018 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh.
- Applications involved: IA No. 275742/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 272626/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 275743/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- Hearing Date: 21-09-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Multiple advocates including Mr. Shubham Pundhir, Mr. Satish Kumar, Mr. Abhaya Nath Das, Mr. Piyush Sharma, Mr. Gaurav Mani Tripathi, Mr. Kishor Kumar Mishra, Mr. Prem Prakash, Mr. Suryakanta Jena, Mr. Madhav Dewasi, Ms. Hemalatha G, Mr. Rahul Gupta, Mr. Vikas Kumar, Ms. Riya Soni, Ms. Kavya Thapliyal.
- No counsel listed for Respondents.
Observations & Reasoning
- The Court heard the learned counsel for the petitioners.
- After consideration, the Court found merit in condoning the procedural delays raised in the aforementioned IAs.
Order
1. Delay condoned.
2. Issue notice, returnable on 18.11.2026.
3. Order digitally signed by Abhinav Kumar on 2026.09.22 17:30:45 IST (signature not verified).
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court formally condoned the delay in filing the interim applications and directed that a notice be issued, with a return date of 18 November 2026.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Delay Condonation