Supreme Court Keeps Athira Krishnan Appeal Alive

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 29-09-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Athira Krishnan, filing Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.25782/2025.
• Respondents: The Chief Engineer (Human Resource), Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. & Anr.
• Origin: Appeal arises from the impugned final judgment and order dated 11-07-2025 in WA No. 894/2022 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam.
• Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. A. Karthik (AOR). For respondents – Mr. Subhash Chandran K.R., Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, and Mr. Zulfiker Ali (all AOR).
• Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
• Proceedings: The petition was mentioned on 29-09-2026 before the above bench.

Final Outcome

• The Court ordered that the petition shall not be deleted from the official record, with the directive taking effect from the notified date 16-10-2026.
• The order was recorded by the Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master (NSH), Chetan Arora and Sapna Bansal.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Public Utility Litigation