Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 07-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: M/S. Ultratech Cement Limited.
- Respondent: Additional Labour Commissioner & Others.
- Petitions: Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 24813‑24833/2024, arising from an impugned final judgment and order dated 24‑09‑2024 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore in multiple WA and WP matters (e.g., WA No. 1167/2019, WP Nos. 13479/2022, 13489/2022, 13491/2022, 13497/2022, 13563/2022, 19104/2022, 19246/2022, 19249/2022, 19253/2022, 24225/2022, 27471/2022, 27473/2022, 29980/2022, 182/2023, 1393/2023, 9386/2023, 10554/2023, 10664/2023, 22062/2023, 22064/2023).
- Numerous Interlocutory Applications (IA) were listed for exemption from filing, permission to file additional documents, and condonation of delay across the various SLPs.
- The matter was called for hearing on 07‑08‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta.
- Counsel for the petitioner included Mr. C.U. Singh (Senior Advocate), Mr. Ashish Prasad, Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki (AOR), Ms. Mukta Dutta, Mr. Sam C. Mathew, Mr. Pruthvi Dhinoja, Ms. Bidya Mohanty, Ms. Madhuri Mittal, among others.
- Counsel for the respondent included Ms. Vandana Sehgal (AOR), Mr. Mohit Yadav, Mr. N.K. Mody (Senior Advocate), Ms. Ishita M Puranik, Ms. Aniya, Mr. Praveen Swarup (AOR), Ms. Nidhi (AOR), Mr. Om Kumar, Mr. Dhruv Maheshwari, Mr. Rudraditya Khare (DAG), Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker (AOR), Mr. Srajan Yadav, Mr. Pulkit Prakash (AOR), Mr. Arjun Mohan, Ms. Nabira Farman, Ms. Arushi Sharma, Mr. Harsh Raj, Ms. Ankita Sinha.
Court Directions
- The Court noted that, in addition to the 24 matters listed, two further SLPs—SLP(C) No. 4734 of 2025 and SLP(C) No. 4725 of 2025—are tentatively fixed for hearing on 25‑08‑2026.
- The Court directed that these two matters be listed together with the existing SLP numbers on 25‑08‑2026.
- Parties were permitted to exchange pleadings in all the cases pending before the Court.
Final Outcome
- No substantive merits were decided; the Court issued procedural orders to adjourn the hearing of the listed SLPs to 25 August 2026 and to allow the exchange of pleadings among the parties.
Topics: Labour Law, Cement Industry