Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 06-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Suo Moto Writ Petition (Civil) No. 9/2025 titled “IN RE: PHALODI ACCIDENT”, filed by unnamed petitioner(s) against National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and others.
- The matter was listed for hearing on 06‑10‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih and Sandeep Mehta.
- Numerous Interim Applications (IAs) were pending, covering ex‑parte stays, exemptions from filing annexures, interventions, modifications of earlier orders, stay applications, and applications for permission to appear, among others (e.g., IA 316792/2025, IA 269086/2026, IA 270722/2026, etc.).
Final Outcome
- The Court issued notices in IA Nos. 305732 and 305733 of 2026, returnable on 13 Oct 2026. A copy of the IA was served to NHAI counsel; NHAI must file its response within three days, after which the applicant has three days to reply.
- The Court similarly issued a notice in IA No. 308232 of 2026, returnable on 13 Oct 2026, with the same filing timeline for NHAI and the applicant.
- The status quo shall be maintained by the parties pending further orders.
- The Court directed that all IAs relating to removal of encroachments by NHAI scheduled for 13 Oct 2026 be listed and taken up immediately after the fresh matters.
Topics: Court Proceedings, Infrastructure / Highways