Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 29 June 2026
Case Overview
- IA No. 89545/2025 (Condonation of delay in filing spare copies) was heard on 29‑06‑2026 before a bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria (partial court‑working days bench).
- Petitioners: Mr. Amrendra Kumar Mehta (Advocate‑on‑Record), Mr. K S Kang, Adv., Ms. Pallavi Daem, Adv., Ms. Gunjan Kumari, Adv.
- Respondent: Ms. Nidhi Jaswal (Advocate‑on‑Record) and Mr. S. Hariharan, Adv.
- The Court also considered Special Leave Petition (C) No. 12005/2025 filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) against Anita Gupta & Ors., arising from the impugned judgment and order dated 15‑10‑2024 in FAO No. 5091/2023 of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana.
- The SLP (C) No. 12006/2025 (IV‑D) sought relief concerning the withdrawal of a monetary amount awarded in the earlier proceedings.
Order Details
- The Court referred to its earlier order dated 28‑03‑2025, which clarified that withdrawal of 50 % of the awarded amount shall be permitted only if the respondents furnish a bank guarantee from a nationalized bank satisfactory to the Court.
- The balance amount shall be kept in a fixed deposit to earn maximum interest and may be maintained in a nationalized bank.
- The Court held that the matters could be disposed of to enable the High Court to hear and finally decide the case.
- Accordingly, the pending applications were ordered to stand disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court disposed of the condonation petition and the SLP, directing that 50 % of the disputed sum be released only upon a nationalized‑bank guarantee, while the remaining sum is to be placed in a fixed deposit; all pending applications were dismissed, allowing the High Court to proceed with the substantive hearing.
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