Supreme Court Dismisses Mishra Petition Against NHAI

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-07-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Surya Narain Mishra filed Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 31980/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 16-04-2026 of the Allahabad High Court (AUS37AACA No. 13/2022).
• Respondents: National Highways Authority of India & others.
• Interlocutory Applications:
• IA No. 201037/2026 – Condonation of delay in refiling/curing the defects.
• IA No. 201035/2026 – Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment.
• IA No. 201036/2026 – Exemption from filing O.T.
• Hearing Details: Conducted on 24-07-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
• Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Bibek Tripathi, Adv.; Mr. Y. Lokesh, Adv.; Mr. Arun Singh, Adv.; Mr. Ajay Kumar Shrivastav, Adv.; Mr. P. Srinivasan, AOR.
• Counsel for Respondent: Not listed.

Final Outcome

• The Court condoned the delay in filing but expressed no inclination to interfere with the High Court's judgment and order.
• The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.
• All accompanying interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of.
• The order was digitally signed by Kapil Tandon, Assistant Registrar (Court Master), on 2026.07.24 at 17:19:59 IST (Signature Not Verified).

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