Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 30-06-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 36682/2019, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 05-12-2018 in MFA(EC) No.1/2017 passed by the High Court of Tripura at Agartala.
  • Parties: Petitioner – Tripura State Electricity Corp Ltd & Ors.; Respondent – Smt. Bedu Kumari Debbarma & Ors.
  • Interim Applications listed: IA No. 175457/2019 (condonation of delay in filing), IA No. 175460/2019 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 172386/2022 (deleting the name of petitioner/respondent), IA No. 175469/2019 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment).
  • Hearing Date: 30-06-2026 before a partial bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manmohan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
  • Counsel: For Petitioners – Mr. Rituraj Biswas, AOR Mr. Aayush Garg; For Respondents – Mr. Pranab Prakash, AOR Mr. Sachin Sharma.
  • Observations: No appearance recorded for respondent No.4 (Assam Rifle Camp). The court was informed that the previous counsel for respondent No.4 is now a member of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
  • Union of India Representation: Mr. Sachin Sharma, personally present, prayed for time to obtain instructions.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, in the interest of justice, listed the matter for hearing after four weeks.
  • The Registry was directed to renew the amount lying in the Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) with a nationalised bank for a period of one year.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Electricity Sector