Tata Steel SLP Adjourned, Rejoinder Allowed

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 24-09-2026

Petitioners: M/S Tata Steel Limited.
Respondents: State of Jharkhand & others.
Petitions: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 24354‑24356/2026 arising from impugned judgments of the Jharkhand High Court dated 14‑03‑2023 (LPA Nos. 227/2012, 236/2012) and 23‑11‑2023 (CR No. 91/2023).
Multiple interim applications listed: IA Nos. 74989/2026 (condonation of delay), 74986/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), 74991/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.), 74983/2026 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures), 74984/2026 (permission to file lengthy list of dates), and IA Nos. 122959/2026, 122962/2026, 122949/2026, 122951/2026 with similar reliefs.
Counsel for petitioner: Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul and team; for respondent: Senior Advocate Jasraj Singh Chhabra and team.

The respondent’s counsel submitted a letter requesting adjournment to file a counter‑affidavit.
The Court ordered the matters to be listed on 19‑11‑2026.
In the interim, petitioner’s counsel was permitted to file a rejoinder affidavit.

Procedural adjournment granted to 19 November 2026; petitioner allowed to file rejoinder affidavit; no substantive merits decided.

Topics: Special Leave to Appeal, Procedural Adjournment