Legal Analysis: Satya Narayan Shukla vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors

Citation: 2026 INSC 583 (Non-Reportable)
Court: Supreme Court of India
Bench: Division Bench comprising Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Dipankar Datta
Judgment Author: Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Date of Decision: May 26, 2026
Nature of Judgment: Miscellaneous Application arising out of order dated 16.10.2025 passed by the Registrar of this Court in M.A. Diary No. 40865 of 2025 in SLP (Civil) No. 30380 of 2024, seeking to challenge the Registrar’s order. The application was dismissed as an abuse of process.

Synopsis of the Judgment
The applicant, who claimed to be a Sanyasi, had earlier filed SLP(C) No. 9085 of 2016 concerning land which was allegedly encroached in 2002 by the State Government for construction of a road. The Supreme Court dismissed the SLP on 06.07.2021 after noting that the applicant had already been allotted 0.202 hectares of land in village Malloli in 2005, in addition to receiving compensation. Thereafter, the applicant filed multiple rounds of litigation: a miscellaneous application for recall (dismissed on 27.09.2021), a writ petition before the High Court (disposed of on 12.10.2023), a contempt petition (dismissed as withdrawn), and a review petition (dismissed on 25.09.2024). The applicant then filed the present miscellaneous application challenging the Registrar’s order dated 16.10.2025. The Supreme Court dismissed the application, holding that the applicant had received a much larger plot (0.202 Ha. – approximately 21,000 sq. ft.) in lieu of his original plot (approximately 11,000 sq. ft.) and substantial monetary compensation (Rs.7,58,575/-). The repeated filings amounted to a sheer wastage of the Court’s precious time. The application was dismissed with no orders as to costs.

1. Basic Information of the Judgment

• Case Title: Satya Narayan Shukla vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

• Miscellaneous Application No.: 1666 of 2026 [@ M.A. Diary No. 68849 of 2025 in SLP (C) No. 30380 of 2024]

• Bench: Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Dipankar Datta (Division Bench)

• Judgment Author: Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

• Date of Decision: May 26, 2026

• Citation: 2026 INSC 583 (Non-Reportable)

• Appeal From: Order dated 16.10.2025 passed by the learned Registrar of this Court in M.A. Diary No. 40865 of 2025 in SLP (Civil) No. 30380 of 2024.

2. Legal Framework

Laws and Principles Involved:

• Constitution of India, 1950: Article 136 (special leave to appeal), Article 141 (law declared by Supreme Court binding), Order XL Rule 1 of Supreme Court Rules (Registrar’s powers).

• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC): Section 151 (inherent powers of court), principles of res judicata, principles of abuse of process of court.

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