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TLH Advocates & Solicitors acted as counsel to Patanjali Foods Limited (“PFL”)in a Special Leave Petition filed before the Supreme Court of India challenging the cancellation of its factory zone in the Suryapet district of Telangana, which had been allotted under the National Mission of Edible Oils – Oil Palm (“NMEO-OP”) scheme. The allotment, originally made by the Government of Telangana for oil palm cultivation and processing, was cancelled and re-allotted to a government-owned entity through Government Orders (“G.Os.”) issued in March 2025. Recently, the Division Bench of the Telangana High Court declined interim relief in the Writ Appeal filed against the Single Judge’s order disallowing the Writ Petition filed by Patanjali Foods Limited challenging the GOs. 

The Supreme Court, in SLP (Civil) No. 5434 of 2026, Patanjali Foods Limited v. Department of Horticulture (“SLP”), issued notice in the SLP and directed the parties to maintain status quo in relation to the cancellation and re-allotment of the Suryapet factory zone.

TLH Advocates & Solicitors represented PFL in the SLP and advised on all aspects, including strategy in relation to challenging the G.Os. The firm also represented PFL in the Writ Petition and the Writ Appeal and earlier obtained interim relief for PFL in the Writ Petition. This dispute relates to the government’s power to cancel the allotment of the factory zone under an MOA, raising questions of contract law, fairness in government contracts, applicability of the provisions of the Telangana Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993 and tests the arbitrariness in issuing the GOs, including on the ground of discrimination under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.  

TLH disputes team was led by Prahastha Madapathi (Principal Associate) and included Priyanka Deshmukh (Senior Associate) and Saikat Mukherjee (Associate).  

Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Mr. Navin Pahwa, Senior Advocates, appeared for PFL in the SLP along with Mr Divyanshu Kumar Srivastava, counsel, and were instructed by TLH Advocates and Solicitors. M/s Agarwal Law Associates acted as the Advocate-on-Record in the SLP.

This matter highlights TLH’s expertise in high-stakes commercial litigation with significant public law elements involving the interplay of government contracts and regulatory statutes.

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