Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 15-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Uttar Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation & Ors.
  • Respondents: Arjun Kumar Singh & Ors.
  • SLP No(s). 25779/2026 filed under Special Leave to Appeal (C) arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 20-05-2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (SAD No. 426/2021).
  • The High Court interim order (paragraph 20) stayed the single judge’s order dated 14.08.2018 and imposed conditions, notably requiring the appellants to frame a policy for regularisation of original petitioners‑respondents and excluding four already regularised employees.
  • The Division Bench of the High Court had posted the matter for hearing on 29.07.2026, but the hearing was delayed due to pendency of the SLP.
  • Counsel for petitioners: Mr. Niranjan Reddy, Adv.; Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, AOR; Mr. Shakti Singh, AOR; Mr. Shivansh, Adv.
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Abhishek Gupta, AOR; Ms. Sheena Taqui, Adv.
  • The Supreme Court bench comprised Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.

Order Details

1. The Supreme Court stayed the directions contained in paragraph 20(ii) of the High Court’s impugned order.

2. The Court deemed that keeping the SLP pending would unnecessarily delay the High Court’s pending writ appeal and related matters.

3. The Court ordered that the interim order dated 04.08.2026 in the SLP shall continue to operate until the High Court disposes of the matter(s).

4. The Court directed the High Court to take up the hearing of the pending writ appeal and other connected matters at the earliest, preferably within three months from the date of this order (i.e., by 15‑12‑2026).

5. The Special Leave Petition is hereby disposed of.

6. Any pending applications, if any, in the SLP are also ordered to stand disposed.

Final Outcome

  • The SLP is dismissed; the stay on paragraph 20(ii) of the High Court order is effective; the interim order of 04‑08‑2026 remains in force; the High Court is instructed to conclude the writ appeal and related matters within three months; all pending applications in the SLP are disposed.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Employment Regularisation