Authority: Supreme Court of India (Bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva)

Order Date: 16‑Jul‑2026 (digital signature date)

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Ram Lal
  • Respondents: THDC India Ltd (Respondent No.1) and other respondents (Respondent No.2, etc.)
  • Nature of Proceeding: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 31558‑31559/2025, arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 21‑Mar‑2025 in SA No. 353/2015 and 19‑Jun‑2015 in WPMS No. 1386/2015 passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital.
  • Hearing Date: 15‑Jul‑2026.
  • Counsel for Petitioner: Mr. Arjav Jain (Adv.), Mr. Shashank Shekhar (AOR), Mr. Meghraj Singh (Adv.), Mr. Ronak Baid (Adv.).
  • Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Ajit Pudussery (AOR), Mr. Ashutosh Bamezai (Adv.), Ms. Anubha Dhulia (Adv.), Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sharma (AOR), Mr. G.P. Mahto (Adv.).
  • Key Procedural Issue: Respondent No.1 sought additional time to file an affidavit in light of a counter‑affidavit filed by Respondent No.2.

Order

  • The Court allowed Respondent No.1 (THDC India Ltd) to file an additional affidavit.
  • The Court granted the petitioner liberty to file rejoinder(s) to both the counter‑affidavit of Respondent No.2 and the proposed additional affidavit of Respondent No.1.
  • The matter was re‑listed for further hearing on 31‑Aug‑2026.

Final Outcome

  • Extension of time granted to THDC India Ltd for filing an additional affidavit; petitioner permitted to respond; next hearing scheduled for 31‑Aug‑2026.

Topics: Affidavit Filing, Supreme Court Appeal