Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 26‑Oct‑2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & others; Respondent: N. Rajasekar.
- Special Leave Petition (C) No.12473/2024 challenges the High Court of Madras judgment dated 15‑Feb‑2024 in WA No.1364/2023.
- The dispute stemmed from a show‑cause notice concerning water flowing down a bridge; the notice has expired and no further incident attributable to the petitioner has occurred since.
- Counsel for petitioners included Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Balaji Srinivasan (AOR), Kanishka Singh (AOR), and Vishwaditya Sharma; respondents were represented by Navin Pahwa and K. Krishna Kumar‑2112.
- The matter was heard before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after considering the peculiar facts, declined to interfere with the impugned judgment and dismissed the Special Leave Petition.
- The Court observed that the petitioner remains free to take action if any similar incident occurs in the future.
- All pending applications, if any, were ordered disposed of.
- The order was digitally signed by NEHA GUPTA on 2026‑10‑26 (signature not verified).
Topics: Legal, Oil & Gas