Bachpan Bachao Andolan Chairman vs. Union Of India And Ors. Ministry Of Home Affairs Secretary

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ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL

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

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.75 OF 2012

BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With appln(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and exemption from personal appearance)

Date: 19/02/2013 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

• HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAMAJIT SEN
• For Petitioner (s) Mr. H.S. Phoolka, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, AOR Mr. Gursimranjit Singh, Adv. Mr. Bhuwan Ribhu, Adv. Mr. Anand, Adv.
• For Respondent(s) Mr. A.S. Chandhiok, ASG U.O.I. Mr. T.A. Khan, Adv. Mr. B.K. Prasad, Adv. Mr. S. Waseem A Quadri, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, Adv. Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Adv. Ms. Sushma Suri, Adv. Mr. Yatin Bhushan, Adv. Mr. D.S. Mahra, AOR
• For Tamil Nadu Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Subramoniam Prasad, AAG, T.N. Mr. B. Balaji, AOR Mr. R. Rakesh Sharma, Adv. Mr. P. Krishnamoorthy, Adv.
• For Arunachal Mr. P.S. Narasimha, Sr. Adv. Pradesh Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv. Mr. Anil Shrivastav, AOR
• For UT of Andaman & Mr. D.S. Mahra, AOR Nicobar Islands
• For Andhra Pradesh Mr. G.N. Reddy, AOR
• Mr. D. Mahesh Babu, AOR Mr. Mayur R. Shah, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Nain, Adv. Ms. Suchitra Hrangkhawl, Adv. Mr. Amjid Maqbool, Adv.
• For Gujarat Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Ms. Shubhada Deshpande, Adv. Ms. Nandani Gupta, Adv.

For Chhattisgarh Mr. Atul Jha, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Jha, Adv. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, AOR For NHRC Ms. Shobha, AOR For Assam Mr. Riku Sarma, Adv. Mr. Navnit Kumar, Adv. for M/s. Corporate Law Group For Karnataka Ms. Anitha Shenoy, AOR For Haryana Mr. Manjit Singh, AAG, Haryana Mr. Tarjit Singh Chikkara, Adv. Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR State of Mr. V.G. Pragasam, AOR Puducherry Mr. S.J. Aristotle, Adv. Mr. Praburama Subramanian, Adv. For Bihar Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar, Adv. For Tripura Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR Mr. Ritu Raj Biswas, Adv. For Sikkim Mr. A. Mariarputham, AG, Sikkim Mrs. Aruna Mathur, Adv. Mr. Yusuf Khan, Adv. M/s. Arputham, Aruna & Co. For Mizoram Mr. K.N. Madhusodhanan, Adv. Mr. T.G. Narayanan Nair, AOR For Chhattisgarh Mr. Atul Jha, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Jha, Adv. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, AOR For U.P. Ms. Pragati Neekhra, AOR Mr. Upendra Mishra, Adv. For Rajasthan Dr. Manish Singhvi, AAG Mr. Amit Lubhaya, Adv. Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv. For Punjab Mr. Ajay Bansal, Adv., AAG Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR Mr. Pardaman Singh, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Yadav, Adv. For Manipur Mr. Khwairakpam Nobin Singh, AOR Mr. Sapam Biswajit Meitei, Adv. For J&K Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Adv. Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv. Ms. Vernika Tomar, Adv. Ms. Renu Gupta, Adv. For West Bengal Mr. Chanchal Kr. Ganguli, Adv. Mr. Avijit Bhattacharjee, Adv. Ms. Soumi Kundu, Adv. For M.P. Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija, Adv. For Nagaland Mrs. K. Enatoli Sema, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.

For Meghalaya Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR Mr. S.C. Ghosh, Adv. Mr. S. Bhowmick, Adv. Mr. R.P. Yadav, Adv. For H.P. Mr. Suryanaryana Singh, AAG, H.P. Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar, Adv. For Maharashtra Mr. Sanjay V. Kharde, Adv. Ms. Asha G. Nair, AOR Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv. For Kerala Mr. Ramesh Babu M.R., AOR Mr. Sushrut Jindal, Adv.

For Goa Mr. Pratap Venugopal, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Nair, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Pursuant to the directions given on 5th February, 2013, the Chief Secretaries of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, are personally present and are also represented by learned counsel. They have tendered their apologies for not being present on the last occasion and it has also been impressed upon them by learned counsel regarding the seriousness of the matter. Their personal presence is dispensed with until further orders.

It appears that most of the Status Reports have already been filed and those which have not yet been filed will be filed during the course of day. The only exception is the State of Uttarakhand, which has not been represented by counsel and has not, therefore, responded to the directions given earlier for filing of the Status Report.

The learned Advocate-on-Record for the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of the writ petition on the learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand, who is directed to take instructions and to file Status Report regarding the steps taken with regard to the missing children in the State, within four weeks from date.

Let this matter be taken up for further orders on 15th April, 2013, at the top of the list.

|(Chetan Kumar) | |(Juginder Kaur) | |Court Master | |Assistant Registrar |