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