Chief Secretary Government of Odisha vs Bharat Process & Mechanical Engineers Limited (In Liquidation)

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2024 Supreme(SC) 491

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTA
Chief Secretary Government of Odisha – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Process & Mechanical Engineers Limited (In Liquidation) – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Shibashish Misra, AOR Mr. Dheeraj P Deo, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Vijay Kasana, AOR Mrs. Chetna Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashish Tanwar, Adv. Mr. Chirag Verma, Adv. Mrs. Heenba Ansari, Adv. Mr. Dheeraj P Deo, AOR Mr. Ashok Mathur, AOR Ms. Surekha Raman, Adv. Mr. Amarjit Singh Bedi, Adv. Mr. Shreyash Kumar, Adv. M/S. K J John And Co, AOR Mr. K M Nataraj, A.S.G. Mr. Shailesh Mandiyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Ms. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv. Ms. Rukhmini Bobde, Adv. Mr. B K Satija, Adv. Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Venkatesh Singh, Adv. MR. Sharath Nambiar, Adv. Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Mr. Suvin R. Menon, Adv. Mr. Sidharth Venkatesh Singh, Adv. Mr. Chitransh Sharma, aDv. Mr. Anuj Srinivas Udupa, Adv. Ms. Yogya Rajpurohit, Adv. Ms. Satvika Thakur, Adv. Mr. Aayush Saklani, Adv. Mr. Shubham Mishra, Adv.

Permission to file the special leave petition by TPG Equity Management Private Limited, impugning the orders dated 09.03.2023 and 13.10.2023 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, is granted. Delay in filing of the appeals is condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. The appellant – the Government of Odisha, has approached this Court against the judgment dated 03.03.2020 by the Division Bench of the High Court at Calcutta, which upholds the directions given by the Company Judge, that the Central Government in consultation with the Government of Odisha and the Odisha Mineral Development Company Ltd,¹[For short, ‘OMDC’.] shall form a High Powered committee of not more than three members representing the interests of the three stakeholders to take a decision by a reasoned order with regard to the renewal of mining leases, viz. Kolha-Roida Iron and Manganese Ore Block,²[For short, ‘Kolha-Roida’.], Thakurani Iron & Manganese Ore Block,³[For short, ‘Thakurani’.] and Dalki Manganese Ore Block,⁴[For short, ‘Dalki’.], within three months. It is also directed that TGP Equity Management Private Ltd,⁵[For short, ‘TGP’.] will be heard. The decision will be submitted to the Comp

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2024 Supreme(SC) 491

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTAChief Secretary Government of Odisha – AppellantVersusBharat Process & Mechanical Engineers Limited (In Liquidation) – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

SANJIV KHANNA, DIPANKAR DATTA
Chief Secretary Government of Odisha – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Process & Mechanical Engineers Limited (In Liquidation) – Respondent