Common Cause vs. Union Of India
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Order Issued After Hearing
Purpose:
Mention Memo
Before:
Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble J.B. Pardiwala, Hon'ble Manoj Misra
Stage:
ORDERS (INCOMPLETE MATTERS / IAs / CRLMPs)
Remarks:
List On (Date) [15-12-2023]
Listed On:
12 Apr 2023
In:
Judge
Category:
UNKNOWN
Interlocutory Applications:
220571/2023,229912/2023,
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Order Text
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ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.1 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).114/2014
COMMON CAUSE Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA . & ORS. Respondent(s)
(1) I.A. NO. 42571/2023 (APPLN. FOR DIRECTIONS ON B/O PETITIONER) 2) I.A. NO. 123732/2023 IN I.A. NO. 42571/2023 (APPLN. FOR RECTIFICATION ON B/O STATE OF ODISHA) 3) I.A. NOS. 220571, 229912 AND 242242/2023 (APPLS. FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY, IMPLEADMENT AND SEEKING PERMISSION TO PLACE ON RECORD ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT)
Date : 04-12-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Sr. Adv. (Amicus Curiae)
| For Petitioner(s) | Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Adv. | |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR | ||
| Ms. Neha Rathi, Adv. | ||
| Mr. Debadutta Kanungo, Adv. |
For Respondent(s) Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Ms. Saudamini Sharma, Adv. Ms. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv. Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath, Adv. Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Ms. Suhasini Sen, Adv. Ms. Shagun Thakur, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Mrs. Kirti Renu Mishra, AOR
Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Naveen Kumar, AOR Ms. Stuti Bisht, Adv. Mr. Nitesh Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Prabhat Kumar Rai, Adv. Mr. Shourajeet Chakravarty, Adv.
Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Adv.
Ms. Aprajita Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. Sudarshan Kutey, Adv. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, AOR Ms. Geetanjali Das Krishnan, Adv. Mr. Nabab Singh, Adv. Mr. Dharmendar Singh, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, AOR M/S. Aura & Co., AOR Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, AOR Mr. Ashok Kumar Panda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Tejaswi Kumar Pradhan, AOR Mr. Manoranjan Paikaray, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Panda, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Kejriwal, AOR Mr. Sunil Dogra, Adv. Mr. Vivek Vishnoi, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Sharma, AOR M/S. Khaitan & Co., AOR Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR Mr. Himinder Lal, AOR Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR M/S. Karanjawala & Co., AOR Mr. Mukul Kumar, AOR Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR Mr. Shibashish Misra, AOR Mr. Raj Kumar Mehta, AOR Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, AOR Ms. Movita, AOR Mr. Dhananjaya Mishra, AOR Mr. Shovan Mishra, AOR Ms. Bipasa Tripathy, Adv. Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, AOR Mr. Preshit Vilas Surshe, AOR Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AOR
Ms. Uttara Babbar, AOR M/S. Aura & Co., AOR Mr. Sandeep Devashish Das, AOR Mr. Shrey Kapoor, AOR Mr. Gaurav Khanna, AOR Mr. Sibo Sankar Mishra, AOR Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR Ms. Warisha Farasat, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mr. Aman Naqvi, Adv. Ms. Hrishika Jain, Adv. Ms. Natasha Maheshawari, Adv. Ms. Mreganka Kukreja, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
IA No 42571/2023
- 1 In pursuance of the previous order of this Court dated 14 August 2023, an affidavit has been filed by the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Mines of the Union government. Since several aspects which are engaging the attention of the Court will have a bearing on sustainable development and inter-generational equity, we are of the view that it would be appropriate to direct that an affidavit be filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in pursuance of the directions dated 14 August 2023.
- 2 The MoEF&CC shall file its affidavit based on its independent assessment within a period of four weeks.
- 3 The State of Odisha shall file an affidavit within four weeks elaborating on the steps which have been taken to:
- (i) Recover the outstanding dues; and
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- (ii) Attach the assets of the defaulters.
- 4 The affidavit of the State of Odisha shall specifically clarify the extent of the recoveries which have been made after the previous order dated 14 August 2023. The affidavit shall also indicate a specific time line for the action which is proposed and the time schedule for the recovery of the balance outstanding.
- 5 List the IA on 5 February 2024.
IA Nos 220571, 229912 and 242242 of 2023
- 6 The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Mines of the Government of Odisha shall file an affidavit, after due verification, indicating as to whether the applicant has made full payment in terms of the order of this Court dated 2 August 2017. The affidavit shall also clarify as to whether the applicant has all necessary clearances for carrying out mining activities. The affidavit shall be filed within two weeks.
- 7 List the applications on 15 December 2023.
(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR