Supreme Court Dismisses SLP, Exempts NWKRTC

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 03-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 25039/2023 arose from the impugned final judgment and order dated 28‑07‑2023 in RSA No. 859/2008 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, Circuit Bench at Dharwad.
• Petitioner: Sha Hajad Begum (deceased).
• Respondents: North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Ltd. and others.
• Concurrent IA No. 232149/2023 sought exemption from filing O.T.
• The matter was heard on 03‑08‑2026 before Hon’ble Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran.
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. S N Bhat (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Tarun Kumar Thakur, Mr. Abhay Choudhary M, Ms. Anuradha Mutatkar (AOR).
• Counsel for respondents: Mr. Balaji Srinivasan (AOR), Ms. Amrit Sharma, Mr. Rajesh Gulab Inamdar, Ms. Rakshita Singh, Mr. Bln Sanjit, Mr. Ritik Grover, Ms. Bhawna Piplani, Mr. Abhishek Kaushik.

Order

1. Exemption application is allowed.

2. Having heard the senior counsel for the petitioner and reviewed the record, the Court finds no good ground to interfere with the impugned order of the High Court.

3. The Special Leave Petition is dismissed.

4. Any pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Final Outcome

• The exemption sought by the respondents is granted.
• The Special Leave Petition filed by the petitioner is dismissed, leaving the High Court’s order intact.
• All pending applications related to the matter are also disposed of.

Topics: Legal; Transport