Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 13 October 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Institute for Steel Development and Growth (INSDAG) & Anr. (appellant) vs. Asim Kumar Samanta & Ors. (respondent).
- Background: Respondent was terminated on 29 May 2025 following disciplinary proceedings; High Court had granted a temporary injunction restraining INSDAG from continuing the disciplinary process and stayed the termination order pending Title Suit No.196 of 2025.
- The High Court also directed that if termination occurred, it would remain stayed until disposal of the suit.
- INSDAG filed Special Leave to Appeal (Petition Nos. 38381‑38382/2025) challenging the High Court order.
- The Supreme Court earlier, on 09 January 2026, stayed operation of paragraph 40 of the High Court order, which effected the stay on termination.
Final Outcome
- Leave granted; the appeals are disposed of by the signed order.
- The trial court is directed to decide Title Suit No.196 of 2025 on its merits within six months from the order date, without being influenced by any prior interim orders.
- The termination order remains stayed and, if the suit is decreed in favour of the respondent, all consequential benefits due as of the termination date shall be restored.
- Paragraph 40 of the High Court order is modified accordingly; all pending applications are also disposed of.
- All contentions may be raised during the trial of the suit.
Topics: Termination, Judicial Review, Employment Dispute