Authority: Supreme Court of India, Bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu

Order Date: 12-10-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) & others.
  • Respondents: Reliance Industries Limited & another party.
  • Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.54980/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 08-04-2026 in WP No. 242/2018 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • Applications before the Court included condonation of delay in filing IA No. 284468/2026, exemption from filing O.T., permission to file a lengthy list of dates, and permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures.
  • Counsel for petitioners: Sr. Adv. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Balbir Singh, Adv. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Devanshi Singh, Adv. Bharat Bagla, AOR Ms. Sushmita Pandey.
  • Counsel for respondents: Sr. Adv. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. K. R. Sasiprabhu (AOR) and a team of senior advocates.

Final Outcome

1. Delay in filing the applications is condoned.

2. Notice is issued to the respondents; Mr. K. R. Sasiprabhu and Mr. Vikas Mehta, who lodged a caveat, accept notice on behalf of the caveators/respondents.

3. Counter‑affidavit to be filed by 30th October 2026.

4. Any rejoinder to the counter‑affidavit to be filed by 6th November 2026.

5. The special leave petitions are re‑listed for hearing on 18th November 2026 at 12:00 noon.

6. An unconditional stay of the impugned judgment and order is granted for a period of one month from the date of this order.

7. The stay will continue until the next hearing provided the petitioner (MMRDA) invests the amount due under the impugned judgment – ₹646,77,68,594 (Rupees six hundred forty‑six crore seventy‑seven lakh sixty‑eight thousand five hundred and ninety‑four) – in a fixed‑deposit account of a nationalised bank on an auto‑renewal basis and furnishes the receipt to the Secretary‑General of the Court within 72 hours of such investment.

8. An affidavit from a competent officer of the petitioner undertaking that the bank shall not be approached for withdrawal of any amount from the fixed‑deposit during the pendency of the special leave petition must be filed simultaneously.

9. If the deposit and accompanying affidavits are not made as ordered, the interim stay will stand vacated, and the respondents will be entitled to enforce the impugned order in accordance with law.

Topics: Legal Stay, Infrastructure Funding, Court Order