Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 13 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); Respondents – South Indian Bank Ltd., Union Bank of India Ltd., and an additional respondent.
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 49429/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 09‑07‑2026 in FAO(OS)(COMM) No. 152/2025 of the Delhi High Court.
  • Petition Objective: Seeks condonation of delay in refiling and curing defects of IA No. 313320/2026.
  • Counsel:
  • For NHAI: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Nishant Awana, Suraj Kundu, Amogh Pandey.
  • For Respondents: Dhruv Mehta, Pradyuman Sewar, Shubham Kaushik, Vaishnav Chitneni, Vaibhav Joshi.
  • Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

Final Outcome

  • The Court ordered that the matter be listed for further hearing on 14 October 2026; no substantive decision on the petition was rendered.

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