Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: State of Karnataka, represented by Mr. Aman Panwar (A.A.G.), Mr. Rajesh Gulab Inamdar (AOR), Mr. Shashwat Anand, Adv., and others.
  • Respondent: M/s. Hindustan Infracon (India) Ltd. & others. For respondent no.3‑24, amicus curiae were appointed: Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Mr. Abhinav Aggarwal, Mr. Vaibhav Gandhi, Mr. Garv Singh, Mr. Bharat Gangadharan, Mr. Pratik Sahai, Mr. Jasneet Jolly, Ms. Manya Kaushik, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Ms. Charmi Khurana, Mr. Lakshay Singh, Mr. Nipun Gupta, Mr. Aman Kaushik, Mr. Piyush Kumar, Mr. Sahil Chopra, Ms. Tanvi Jain, Ms. Ramayni Sood.
  • Petition Numbers: Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No(s). 20315‑20318/2025.
  • Origin of Dispute: The petitions challenge the final judgment and order dated 10‑Oct‑2023 issued by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in CRP No. 1018/2020, CRP No. 3583/2019, CRP No. 5754/2019, and CRP No. 5752/2019.
  • Hearing Details: The matter was called for hearing on 15‑Oct‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

Final Outcome

  • The Court granted special leave to appeal.
  • The Court ordered that the hearing be expedited.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Special Leave to Appeal