Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 26-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- Respondent: M/s Bhardwaj Enterprises.
- SLP (Civil) Diary No. 55586/2026 arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 24-03-2026 in WRITC No. 16887/2025 of the High Court of Allahabad.
- Applications before the Court: IA No. 324486/2026 (condonation of delay), IA No. 324488/2026 (condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects), IA No. 324480/2026 (exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment), IA No. 324487/2026 (exemption from filing O.T.).
- Counsel for petitioner: Dr. Vijendra Singh, AOR Mr. Kumar Abhinandan, Adv. Ms. Apurva Singh, Adv. Ms. Kim Pandey.
- Counsel for respondent not listed.
- The Court noted that the respondent claimed Rs 1,76,74,935.16, but is entitled only to Rs 12,86,312 as per the chart on page 289 of the paper book.
- The Court observed that the High Court should examine this discrepancy.
- Petitioner indicated intention to approach the High Court with a review petition and sought liberty to withdraw the SLP.
Final Outcome
- The Special Leave Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a review petition in the High Court.
- The petitioner retains liberty to challenge any adverse order in the forthcoming review petition.
- The Court emphasized that the High Court will decide the matter independently, without influence from this order.
- It was noted that the Principal Secretary of the State has been summoned in contempt proceedings.
- All pending applications, if any, are disposed of.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Claim Assessment