Nagarjuna Reddy Somula vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.57 COURT NO.2 SECTION PIL-W

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

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1216/2020

ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s) (IA No. 57693/2022 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION IA No. 157932/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT IA No. 157928/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 22777/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 15116/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 157927/2021 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 150788/2021 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 15147/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 15838/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) WITH W.P.(C) No. 1226/2020 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No. 1403/2020 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No. 175/2021 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) Date : 30-09-2022 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI Mr. Devashish Bharuka, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, AOR For Respondent(s) Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv. Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Durga Dutt, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Akhil, Adv. Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR Digitally signed by GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA Date: 2022.10.03 15:01:10 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Verma, Adv. Mr. Neeraj Kr.Sharma, Adv Mr. G.S. Makkar, AOR Mr. A.K. Sharma, AOR Mr. Pinaki Misra, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajesh P, AOR Mr. Manoranjan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Vineet Sinha, Adv. M/s Karanjawala & Co., AOR Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR Ms. Eliza Bar, Adv. Ms. Diksha Rai, AOR Mr. Manish Kumar, AOR Mr. Ravi Shanker Jha, Adv. Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, AOR Mr. Devashish Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Abhinav Mukerji, AOR Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arpit Parkash, Adv. Mr. Vikalp Sharma, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR Mr. Arunabh Chowdhury, Sr. Adv/AAG Ms. Pragya Baghel, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Langar, AOR Mr. Kumar Anurag Singh, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Roy, Adv. Mr. Aditya Kumar, Adv. Ms. Barnali Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR Mr. Md. Apzal Ansari, Adv. Mr. Nandeesh, Adv. Mr. Sunny Choudhary AOR Mr. Aaditya A. Pande, AOR Mr. Siddharath Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR Mr. Upendra Mishra, Adv. Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv. Mr. K.V. Kharyngdoh, Adv.

Mr. Daniel Lyngdoh, Adv. Mr. P.S. Negi, Adv. Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Surjendu Sankar Das, AOR Ms. Annie Mittal, Adv. Mrs. G. Indira, AOR Mr. Vaibhav Niti, AOR Mr. G. Prakash, AOR, Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR Mrs. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Limayinla Jamir, Adv. Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv. Mr. Prang Newmdi, Adv. Mr. Amol Chitale, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, AOR Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad, AOR Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR Mr. Abhinav Mishra, Adv. Ms. Nishi Sangtani, Adv. Ms. Vani Vandana Chhetri, Adv. Ms. Yeshi Rinchhen, Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, AOR Mr. Mahfooz A. Nazki, AOR Mr. Polanki Gowtham, Adv. Mr. Shaik Mohamad Haneef, Adv. Mr. T. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Adv. Mr. K.V. Girish Chowdary, Adv. Ms. Rajeswari Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, AOR Mr. V.V.V.M.B. Pattabhiram, DAG Mr. Pashupati Nath Razdan, AOR Ms. Rashmi Singhania, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Mittal, Adv. Mr. Vipul Abhishek, Adv. Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Adv. Mr. T. Dharm Singh, Adv.

Ms. Pooja Singh, Adv. Mr. Nanda Kumar K.B., Adv. For M/S. Nuli & Nuli, AOR Mr. Anil Grover, Sr. AAG Mr. Neeraj, AAG Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Adv. Mr. Ankit Raj, Adv. Mr. Vedansh Anand, Adv. Mr. Rudra Paliwal, Adv. Ms. Monika Gosain, AOR Mr. Noopur Singhal, Adv. Mr. Mishal Vij, Adv. Ms. Jaspreet Gogia, AOR Mr. Nupur Kumar, AOR Mr. Divyansh Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Diksha Dadu, Adv. Mr. V. Krishnamurthy, Sr. Adv./AAG, Dr. Joseph Aristotle S., AOR Ms. Nupur Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shobhit Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mahara, Adv. MS. Richa Vishwakarma, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Majithia, AOR Mr. Mohammed Sadique T.A, AOR Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Arnav Singh Deo, Adv. Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, AOR Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR M/s Venkat Palwai Law Associates, AOR Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR Mr. Mayank Dhaiya, Adv. Ms. Priyanka C, Adv. Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR Mr. Ravinder Singh, Adv. Ms. Mantika Haryani, Adv. Ms. Deeksha Agrawal, Adv.

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Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Adv. Mr. Shreyas Awasthi, Adv.

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

• 1 Despite the previous order dated 12 August 2022 requiring the States/Union Territories to file their responses with the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs by 2 September 2022, the following States have not submitted their responses:

  • (i) Andhra Pradesh;
  • (ii) Chhattisgarh;
  • (iii) Gujarat;
  • (iv) Jharkhand;
  • (v) Madhya Pradesh;
  • (vi) Maharashtra;
  • (vii) Manipur;
  • (viii) Mizoram;
  • (ix) Odisha;
  • (x) Uttar Pradesh; and
  • (xi) West Bengal.

• 2 On the other hand, thirteen States and two Union Territories have filed their responses.

• 3 The States which have not filed their responses shall do so positively within a period of four weeks from today, failing which the Principal Secretaries of the State Government in the Ministry of Urban Development/Affairs shall personally remain present before this Court on the next date of hearing to explain as to why they should not be proceeded with under the coercive arm of law.

• 4 A copy of the present order shall be communicated by the Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Government of India to their counter parts in the above eleven States which are yet to submit their responses.

• 5 Ms Deepanwita Priyanka, counsel appearing on behalf of the State of Gujarat, states that the response of the State of Gujarat has already been filed. If that be so, an additional copy of the response shall be furnished, within a period of one week, to the amicus curiae.

• 6 Ms Aishwarya Bhati, Additional Solicitor General, and Mr Devashish Bharuka, amicus curiae, have suggested the following road map:

  • (i) Based upon the responses, the Central Government along with the amicus curiae would prepare a model agreement for sale containing -

Part A: 'Core' clauses in consonance with the mandatory provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 20161 for the protection of the home buyers. These clauses cannot be altered by any State/UT and must necessarily be a part of every agreement for sale.

<span id="page-5-0"></span>(ii) The above model agreement for sale with Part 'A' would be submitted for 1 "2016 Act"

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consideration and approval of this Court; and

(iii) The States/Uts shall then incorporate in the agreement for sale-

Part B: Additional clauses based on individual needs and exigencies of each State/UT as permissible within the scheme of the 2016 Act. However, these clauses must not be contrary to or dilute in any manner the clauses in Part 'A'.

• 7 Mr Pinaki Misra, senior counsel appearing on behalf of Haryana CREDAI and Mr Amol Chitale, counsel appearing on behalf of Maharashtra CREDAI, would be at liberty to submit a brief note to the amicus curiae so that the suggestions of these bodies can be duly taken into account.
• 8 The proceedings shall now be listed on 28 November 2022.

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR