Supreme Court Dismisses SLPs, Waives Rs1 Lakh Cost

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 21-09-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Joint Venture of M/S MultiUrban Infra Services Private Limited and M/S Central India Engineering.
• Respondents: The State of Madhya Pradesh & Others.
• Petitions: Special Leave Petitions (C) Nos. 32813‑32814/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 15‑07‑2026 in WP No. 10715/2026 and 11‑08‑2026 in RP No. 1533/2026 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Principal Seat at Jabalpur.
• Counsel for petitioners included Sr. Adv. Navin K. Pahwa, Sr. Adv. Shekhar Sharma and others; counsel for respondents included Adv. Bharat Singh, Adv. Saurabh Bharadwaj and others.
• The matter was listed before a two‑judge bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

Final Outcome

1. The Supreme Court, after hearing counsel and reviewing the record, declined to interfere with the orders of the High Court.

2. The cost of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only) imposed by the High Court was removed.

3. Both Special Leave Petitions were dismissed, with liberty granted to the parties to invoke clause 20.8 of the FIDIC Gold Book.

4. The parties are free to raise all contentions available to them in law before the appropriate forum.

5. Any pending applications, if any, stand disposed.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Infrastructure Contracts