![CJI DY Chandrachud and Odisha Advocate General Pitambar Acharya](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2024-07-31%2Frs3yv0vy%2FBOMBAY%20%20WEB%20PAGE%201600x900.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court was on Wednesday privy to an interesting turn of events when the Odisha State government and the Central government, both headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took opposing stands in a crucial case [Mineral Area Development Authority etc vs Steel Authority of India and ors]