IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NO. DIARY NO. 31130 OF 2023

RISHI RAJ SWAROOP MISRA AND OTHERS Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS Respondent(s)

O R D E R

1. Delay in refiling is condoned.

2. The present petition has been filed seeking transfer of Writ PetitionA No. 113 of 2023 titled as Rishi Raj Swaroop Misra & Ors v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. from the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench) to this Court.

3. Considering the subject matter of this writ petition and other cases which were heard today, we are not inclined to call for the pending writ petition of the High Court and transfer the same. Accordingly, the transfer petition is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

4. The writ petition pending before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench) be decided on its own merits.

……………………………………., J. [ J.K. MAHESHWARI ]

……………………………………., J.

New Delhi; [ RAJESH BINDAL ] November 20, 2024. Date: 2024.12.04

Digitally signed by NIDHI AHUJA

Signature Not Verified

17:15:48 IST Reason:

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SLP (C) No. 4900/2023 etc.

ITEM NO.21 COURT NO.7 SECTION XI

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 4900/2023

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 27-02-2020 in SB No. 651/2014 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench]

NAMAMI GANGA AND RURAL WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

OM PRAKASH SINGH & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 46677/2023 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION and IA No. 27377/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 133010/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 82414/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 46681/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 27378/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 133009/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 82412/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 27379/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 205491/2023 - REVOCATION OF COURT ORDER)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 4902/2023 (XI) (IA No. 45544/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 45542/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 45539/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 31130/2023 (XI) (IA No. 8562/2024 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION and IA No. 200029/2023 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 200026/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 1212/2023 in SLP(C) No. 3176-3177/2023 (XI) (IA No. 52086/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 249810/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 166432/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 166429/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING PAPER BOOKS and IA No. 52084/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 20-11-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

SLP (C) No. 4900/2023 etc.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL

For Petitioner(s) Mr. R.Venkataramani, Attorney General for India Mr. Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashish Pandey, Adv. Mr. Vishwa Pal Singh, AOR Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Srajan Shankar Kulshreshtha, Adv. Mr. Anurag Pandey, Adv. Ms. Shweta Yadav, Adv. Mr. Shashank Gusain, Adv. Mr. Anmol Goyal, Adv. Mr. Prateek Rai, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, AOR Mr. Pramit Saxena, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Vishwa Pal Singh, AOR Ms. Shweta Yadav, Adv. Mr. K. M. Nataraj, ASG. Mr. Pushkar Sharma, AOR Mr. Vatshal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Meghraj Singh, Adv. Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Ajay Kishor Pandey, Adv. Mr. Kumar Dushyant Singh, AOR Mr. Devansh Shekhar, Adv. Ms. Subasri Jaganathan, Adv. Mr. Shaurya Rai, Adv. Mr. Vishnu Shankar Jain, AOR Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

SLP (C) No. 4900/2023 SLP(C) No. 4902/2023

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 1212/2023 in SLP(C) No. 3176-3177/2023

• 1. Heard.
• 2. Arguments concluded.
• 3. Judgment reserved.

T.P.(C) Diary No. 31130/2023

• 1. Delay in refiling is condoned.
• 2. The transfer petition is dismissed in terms of the signed

order. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

(NIDHI AHUJA) (NAND KISHOR) AR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH) [Signed order is placed on the file.]