Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 16-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition No. 25782/2025 for special leave to appeal (C) filed by Athira Krishnan against the Chief Engineer (Human Resource), Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd & Anr.
  • The petition arose from the impugned final judgment and order dated 11‑07‑2025 in WA No. 894/2022 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
  • Applications IA No. 224385/2025 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment) and IA No. 224387/2025 (exemption from filing O.T.) were also listed.
  • Counsel for petitioner: S. P. Chaly, Sr. Adv.; A. Karthik, AOR; Ms. Smrithi Suresh, Adv.; Sugam Agrawal, Adv.; Togin M. Babichen, Adv.
  • Counsel for respondent: Subhash Chandran K.R, AOR; Anirudh K P, AOR; Bineesh K, Adv.; Krs Associates, Adv.
  • The bench comprised Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh.

Order

1. The Court held that it “does not find a good ground to interfere with the impugned judgment” under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

2. Accordingly, the special leave petition is dismissed.

3. Any pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

  • The special leave petition filed by Athira Krishnan is rejected; no further relief is granted, and all pending applications are closed.

Topics: Special Leave Petition, Supreme Court, Court Proceedings