Syed Mohammed Shabbuddin v. The Union of India 2026 INSC 107 - Writ Appeal - Contradictory Orders
Constitution of India - Article 226 - Writ Appeal - There cannot be two contradictory orders in Writ Appeals filed against the said order by different parties.[ Context: The case concerns the appellant–landowner’s challenge to a High Court Division Bench order dated 12.03.2025 which had remanded his writ petition, despite an earlier Division Bench order dated 18.11.2024 affirming the Single Judge’s direction to initiate land acquisition and pay compensation for long-standing State/Union occupation of his land. ]
Case Info
Basic Case Information
Case name: Syed Mohammed Shabbuddin v. The Union of India & Others etc.Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 107Coram: Hon’ble Ms. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal BhuyanJudgment date: 23 January 2026 (at New Delhi)
Caselaws and Citations
The judgment, as reproduced, does not refer to or rely on any other reported case law or judicial precedents by name. It primarily discusses and quotes earlier orders in the same matter (writ, writ appeals, and SLPs) rather than external authorities.
Relevant prior orders within the same litigation history mentioned are:
- Order of the Single Judge, High Court for the State of Telangana in W.P. No. 11883 of 2024 dated 04.09.2024.
- Order of Division Bench, High Court in Writ Appeal No. 1294 of 2024 dated 18.11.2024 (Union of India’s appeal).
- Order of another Division Bench, High Court in Writ Appeal No. 304 of 2025 dated 12.03.2025 (State of Telangana’s appeal, remanding the matter).
- Supreme Court order in SLP(C) Diary No. 54219 of 2025 (filed by State of Telangana) dated 10.11.2025.
These are procedural orders within the same dispute, not independent precedents cited for legal propositions.
Statutes / Laws Referred
The judgment refers to:
- Article 300A of the Constitution of India (right to property; deprivation only by authority of law).
- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013), in the context of the relief sought for land acquisition and compensation.
