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2026 Supreme(Online)(SC) 253

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MR. MANOJ MISRA, MR. MANMOHAN, JJ
THE STATE OF ODISHA & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
TAPAS KUMAR NAYAK – Respondent
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 7582/2024 | SLP(C) No. 17699/2024 | SLP(C) No. 5849/2026 | SLP(C) No. 21351/2024 | SLP(C) No. 5848/2026 | SLP(C) No. 13948/2024



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ms. Ankita Chaudhary, Ms. Divya Roy, Mr. Ruturaj Satpathy, Ms. Sneha Masani, Mr. Satyam Pahal, Ms. Ritagya Singh, Mr. Km Nataraj, Mr. Vishaka Raghuram, Mr. Anjuman Tripathy, Mr. Mohit Singh Sikarwar, Mr. Prasenjeet Mohapatra, Mr. Abhinav Jha, Ms. Mithu Jain, Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Ms. Diksha Arora, Ms. Visakha Raghuram, Mr. Srisatya Mohanty, Ms. Sakshi Mittal
For the Respondent(s): Mr. R.R. Bag, Mr. Rajbeer, Mr. Venkate M.D. Muppanna, Mr. S.k. Patri, Mrs. Velasree S, Mr. A S Beniwal, Mr. Ram Bhadauria, Mr. Raveesh Kumar Tripathi, Dr. Nilakshi Choudhury, Ms. Rasmi Prava Mohanty, Mr. O.p. Yadav, Mr. Rahul Kumar Sinha, Ms. Anuja Bajpai, Mr. Robin Khokhar, Mr. Arunav Patnaik, Mr. Dhananjay Bhaskar Ray, Mr. Nirbhay Nitya Nanda, Mr. Anshuman Siddharth Nayak, Mr. Rahul Kulhare, Mr. Divya Prakash Arya, Mr. Ratnadeep Raha, Dr. Kundan Kumar, Mr. Aman Mudgal, Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, Mrs. Priyanka Singh, Mr. M Aamir Faiyaz, Ms. Anushka Rajora, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Mohit Singhal, Mr. Shidhhart Shankar Jha, Ms. Kalpana Jha

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's ruling, affirming no substantial grounds for intervention under Article 136.

Headnote:The Supreme Court of India, while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, found no substantial grounds to overturn the High Court's decision dated 07-11-2023 which dismissed the petitioners' claims. The court concluded that the delay in filing should be condoned but did not establish any legal precedent in the matter at hand. Consequently, the petitions were dismissed.

Judgement Key Points

Based on the provided legal document, there is no indication or requirement that the trial of a case and counter must be conducted in a single court. The document primarily pertains to an appellate decision by the Supreme Court, which dismissed the petitions and did not specify procedural requirements regarding the conduct of trials or counter-arguments in a particular court.

Generally, in the legal system, the trial of a case and the presentation of counter-arguments are conducted within the same trial court or jurisdictional level where the case is initially filed or at the appellate level if an appeal is filed. The process involves the trial court hearing the case first, and if either party is dissatisfied with the decision, they may appeal to a higher court.

The document emphasizes that the Supreme Court, exercising jurisdiction under Article 136, did not find sufficient grounds to interfere with the High Court's decision. It does not specify that the trial and counter-trial must occur in one court or in a specific manner. Therefore, based on this document, it cannot be concluded that it is mandatory to conduct trial and counter in one court.

In summary: - The document does not establish or mandate that trial and counter must be conducted in the same court. - Procedural norms generally allow for trial and appeal processes to occur in different courts, depending on the stage of the case.

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ORDER

1. Delay condoned.

2. We do not find a good ground to interfere with the impugned order/judgment in exercise of our jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India . Accordingly, the special leave petitions stand dismissed.

3. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

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