Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 16-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – Kudumulla Yahosua; Respondent – Managing Director, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.
  • Origin: Petition arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 27-04-2026 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in WA No. 328/2026.
  • Interim Applications: IA No. 305991/2026 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 305993/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 305994/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
  • Hearing: Conducted on 16-10-2026 before a bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar.
  • Counsel: Petitioner's counsel – Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Aviral Saxena, Abhinav Sharma, Paritosh Goyal, Shashank Kumar Srivastava, Vikas Rai, Shivansh Rajput, Varsha Chaudhary. Respondent's counsel – Anand Varma, Polavarapu Sai Charan, Aryan Jain.
  • Court’s Reasoning: After hearing counsel and reviewing the record, the Court was not inclined to interfere with the High Court’s judgment and order. The Court exercised its discretion to condone the filing delays of the interim applications.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 51460/2026 is dismissed.
  • All pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

Topics: Court Decision, Special Leave Petition, Steel Industry