Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra appeared as Advocate-on-Record (AOR) in the Supreme Court proceedings in The Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. & Others v. AMR Dev Prabha & Others, reported as 2020 SCC OnLine SC 335. His appearance is recorded in the Supreme Court proceedings as part of the counsel team representing the respondent side in the connected proceedings.
Representation Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s records identify Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra-I, AOR among the advocates appearing for the respondent side. His name appears in the proceedings at different stages of the matter, including the hearings preceding the final decision.
In the proceedings dated 13 February 2020, Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra-I appeared as AOR along with Mr. Jamshed P. Cama, Senior Advocate, for the respondents. His status as an Advocate-on-Record reflects his formal role in representing the respondent side before the Supreme Court.
Nature of the Dispute
The matter arose out of a dispute concerning the tender and auction process undertaken by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). AMR Dev Prabha and other parties had challenged the process before the Jharkhand High Court.
The High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the auction process and the consequential tender award. Bharat Coking Coal Limited and the other affected parties thereafter approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s decision.
The Supreme Court was therefore required to examine the legality of the tender process and the High Court’s interference with the decision taken by the public-sector coal company.
Role of Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra
Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra’s verified role was as Advocate-on-Record for the respondent side in the Supreme Court proceedings. His appearance is expressly reflected in the Court’s records.
The matter involved multiple connected proceedings and several parties, and the Court records identify Mr. Mishra as an AOR in the respondent-side legal team. His role therefore included formal representation of the respondent side before the Supreme Court in the connected appeals.
The reported judgment does not separately attribute a particular submission or legal argument to Mr. Mishra by name. Accordingly, no individual argument is attributed to him beyond his verified role as Advocate-on-Record.
Decision of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court examined the circumstances surrounding the tender and auction process and the approach adopted by the Jharkhand High Court. The Court ultimately allowed the appeals filed by Bharat Coking Coal Limited and the other appellants and set aside the judgment of the High Court.
The decision dealt with the principles applicable to judicial review of tender and commercial decisions, particularly the limits of judicial interference in matters involving public authorities and contractual or commercial decisions.
Verified Role
On the basis of the Supreme Court’s proceedings, Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra’s role in the matter can accurately be described as:
Advocate-on-Record (AOR) representing the Respondent side before the Supreme Court of India.
His participation is directly established through the Court’s records. However, the judgment does not separately identify any particular submission as having been made by him individually. His website profile should therefore describe his involvement in terms of his verified AOR and counsel role without attributing an unsupported individual argument or lead-counsel designation.