Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: The State of Jharkhand & Others; Respondent: M/s. Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
  • Nature: Special Leave Petition (Civil) arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 12‑Nov‑2024 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in WPC No. 5423/2016 and WPC No. 5149/2010.
  • Multiple interim applications were filed:
  • IA No. 224458/2026 – Condonation of delay in filing
  • IA No. 224459/2026 – Condonation of delay in refiling / curing the defects
  • IA No. 224450/2026 – Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment
  • IA No. 224454/2026 – Exemption from filing O.T.
  • IA No. 224273/2026 – Condonation of delay in filing
  • IA No. 224276/2026 – Condonation of delay in refiling / curing the defects
  • IA No. 224269/2026 – Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment
  • IA No. 224271/2026 – Exemption from filing O.T.
  • Hearing date: 12‑Aug‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan.
  • Counsel for petitioners included Ms. Pallavi Langar (AOR Mr. Rajiv Shankar Dwivedi), Mr. Ashish Jha, Mr. Hunny Khanna, Mr. Syedurj Abbash, and Ms. Anushka Raghunath.

Court’s Observations

  • The Court perused the material on record and considered the entirety of the facts.
  • It found no infirmity in the High Court’s judgment that would warrant interference.
  • The Special Leave Petitions were deemed devoid of merit.
  • The Court also condoned the delays in the listed interim applications.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petitions are dismissed.
  • All pending interim applications are disposed of.
  • No further relief or direction is granted to either party.

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