SUKHENDRA SINGH SOMAWANSHI vs UNION OF INDIA — SLP(C) No. 18101 - 18102/2026

Case under Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces : Slps and Writ Petitions Pertaining to Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, Including Recruitment/ Appointment, Court Martial, Disciplinary Action, Pension, Emoluments, Salary and Other Incidental Matters Section XIV. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010260712026

Filing Date

28-Apr-2026

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 18101 - 18102/2026

Diary Number

26071/2026

Order Date

15-May-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Last updated 28-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Armed Forces and ParaMilitary Forces : SLPs and Writ Petitions pertaining to armed forces and paramilitary forces, including recruitment/ appointment, court martial, disciplinary action, pension, emoluments, salary and other incidental matters Section XIV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUKHENDRA SINGH SOMAWANSHI

    Adv. ABHAY ANAND JENA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA

Case History

  1. 15-May-2026

    Fresh

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manmohan

  2. 28-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 18101 - 18102/2026

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: SLP(C) No. 18099 - 18100/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court of India heard a Special Leave Petition filed by Dharam Dass Chourasiya against the Union of India. The Court condoned the delay in filing and issued notice to the respondents, making the petition returnable in six weeks. The petitioner's counsel argued that the High Court had dismissed the petition on grounds of laches despite it being covered by a precedent decision of a Coordinate Bench of the High Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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