Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 29-09-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: The Tufanialunga Tea Company Ltd
- Respondents: State of Tripura & Others
- Petition: Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 35917/2025, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 22-04-2025 in WA No. 37/2025 of the High Court of Tripura, Agarthala.
- Additional SLP: SLP(C) No. 35918/2025 (XV) was also listed.
- Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Ms. Rajshri Ashutosh Dubey (AOR) and a team of advocates including Mr. Anjan Datta, Mr. Sandeep Bhattacharjee, Mr. Ashutosh Dubey, Mr. Abhishek Chauhan, Mr. Amit P Shahi, Ms. Ishita Srivastava, Mr. Adarsh Verma, Mr. Rohit Chatterjee, Mr. Ss Rebello, Mr. Prerna Panwar, Mr. Rishabh Bhardwaj, Mr. Prithwish Chakraborty, Mr. Rahul Sethi, Ms. Rekha Chaudhary, Mr. Lokesh Raghav, Mr. Om Prakash Yadav, and Mr. Anirban Tripathy.
- Counsel for Respondent: Mr. Shuvodeep Roy (AOR) and Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, assisted by Mr. Deepayan Dutta.
- Prior Interim Order: An interim order dated 14-11-2025 was in force.
Order Details
- The State of Tripura, through its counsel, sought an adjournment to file a counter‑affidavit.
- The Court directed that the counter‑affidavit be filed within four weeks from the date of the order (i.e., by 27-10-2026).
- Any rejoinder to the counter‑affidavit must be filed within two weeks thereafter (i.e., by 10-11-2026).
- The matter was re‑listed for a further hearing on 08-12-2026.
- The earlier interim order dated 14-11-2025 shall continue to operate until the next hearing.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court granted the requested adjournment, setting procedural timelines for filing the counter‑affidavit and rejoinder, and scheduled the next hearing for 08‑12‑2026, while keeping the prior interim order in force.
Topics: Court Proceedings, State‑Company Dispute