BSNL vs VENUGOPAL RAO — SLP(C) No. 34947 - 34948/2010

Case under Section IV-C. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010163812010

Filing Date

18-May-2010

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 34947 - 34948/2010

Diary Number

16381/2010

Order Date

06-Dec-2010

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV-C

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BSNL

    Adv. K. V. BHARATHI UPADHYAYA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.VENUGOPAL RAO

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Dec-2010

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-May-2010

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 34947 - 34948/2010

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Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed BSNL's special leave petitions challenging the High Court's refusal to interfere with the trial court's dismissal of BSNL's suit for recovery of Rs. 15,802/- in telephone bill arrears (1996-1998). The Court rejected BSNL's condonation applications, finding the explanation for delay (547 and 209 days respectively) vague and wholly unsatisfactory. On merits, the Court upheld that the suit was time-barred, not filed by a competent person, and the amount was too trivial to warrant Supreme Court jurisdiction under Article 136. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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