Supreme Court Directs NHAI Case to Regular Court

Authority: Supreme Court (Special Lok Adalat)

Order Date: 22-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) & Anr.
• Respondents: Badrilal & Ors.
• Multiple Special Leave Petitions (C) filed: Nos. 4081‑4082/2023, 4083‑4084/2023 (IV‑C), 6595‑6596/2023 (IV‑C), 6615‑6616/2023 (IV‑C), 6602‑6603/2023 (IV‑C), 6549‑6550/2023 (IV‑C), 9411‑9412/2023 (IV‑C), 6612‑6613/2023 (IV‑C), 6556‑6557/2023 (IV‑C), 6607‑6608/2023 (IV‑C), 6572‑6573/2023 (IV‑C), 6590‑6591/2023 (IV‑C).
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
• Counsel for parties: Mr. V. V. V. Pattabhiram, Adv. Rajan K. Chaurasia, Adv. Harmeet Singh Ruprah, Adv. Kanishk Sharma, Mr. Pulkit Tare, AOR Vikrant Singh Bais, AOR Sunny Choudhary.

Award

1. The Court observed that there is no possibility of settlement and the parties wish to contest the matters on merits.

2. The matters are to be listed before the Regular Court for adjudication.

Signature Details

• Digitally signed by: Jayant Kumar Arora (Assistant Registrar).
• Signature date & time: 10‑09‑2026 18:12:50 IST (Signature not verified).

Final Outcome

The Supreme Court ordered that the disputes between NHAI and Badrilal & Ors. be transferred to the regular court for trial, with no settlement possible in the Special Lok Adalat forum.

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