Supreme Court Defers Bhilai Trust Appeal

Authority: Supreme Court of India (Special Lok Adalat)

Order Date: 23-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.14462/2022 filed by Bhilai Education Trust (Petitioner) against Bhilai Steel Plant & others (Respondents).
• Multiple interim applications were listed: IA No.127881/2022 (Permission), IA No.117425/2022 (Exemption from filing O.T.), IA No.127864/2022 (Exemption from filing O.T.), IA No.127860/2022 (Permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
• Petitioner's counsel: Arvind Gupta (AOR), Shekhar Prakash Srivastava, Kanav Bhardwaj, Priyanshu Kumar.
• Respondent's counsel: B.K. Satija (AOR), Diwangan Kiran Bala, Vivek Bedi.
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria, Ms. Anitha Shenoy (Senior Advocate).

Final Outcome

• The Court observed that settlement was not reached between the parties.
• The matter was returned to the Registry for fresh listing before the Court on 17-09-2026.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Settlement