Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 27-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Federation Ltd & Anr.
- Respondents: Mohd Jameel & Anr.
- Origin: Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No. 63994/2025, arising from impugned final judgment dated 21-11-2023 in SA No. 603/1989 of the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench.
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli.
- Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Prem Prakash (AOR 1659) with Ms. Vineeta Singh, Adv. Mr. Aditya Harsh, Adv. Ms. Deepali Nanda, Adv. Mr. Tarush.
- Counsel for respondents: Mr. Ashish Pandey (AOR 3825) and advocates Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Prateek Rai, Shubham Saxena, Ayush Yadav.
- Core issue: Settlement of the dispute pending before the Supreme Court.
Order Details
1. Petitioners, without prejudice to their rights, offered Rs 12,34,000 (Rupees twelve lakhs thirty‑four thousand) as full and final settlement to Respondent No.1.
2. Respondent No.1’s counsel described the offered amount as “abysmally low”.
3. Petitioners’ counsel requested additional time to obtain further instructions and consider a higher offer.
4. The Court, as a last opportunity, granted petitioners time to examine whether they are willing to enhance the compensation, reiterating that this is without prejudice to their rights and contentions.
5. The matter was listed for further hearing on 8 January 2027.
6. The Court warned that no further opportunity will be provided; if settlement is not reached, the case will proceed on its merits.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court has extended the deadline, scheduling the next hearing on 8 Jan 2027, and emphasized that this is the final chance for a settlement before the case is heard on merits.
Topics: Settlement Offer, Supreme Court Civil Procedure, Co-operative Dispute