Union Of India vs. Gopalakrishnan K. K

ITEM NO.1501 COURT NO.13 SECTION XIV (FOR JUDGMENT) 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(s). 16442/2021

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 12-01-2021 in WPC No. 402/2021 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi)

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

EX. HC/GD VIRENDER SINGH Respondent(s)

([HEARD BY: HON. SANJIV KHANNA AND HON. BELA M. TRIVEDI, JJ.] )

WITH

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Date : 22-08-2022 These matters were called for pronouncement of judgment today.

For parties

Ms. Madhvi G. Divan, ASG Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG Mr. Rajesh K Singh, Adv. Ms. Vimla Sinha, Adv. Ms. Seema Bengani, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Prashant Singh, Adv. Mr. Shymal Kumar, Adv. Ms. Vaishali Verma, Adv. Mr. Varun Chugh, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Adv. Mr. Merusagar Samantray, Adv. Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv. Mr. Aishan Narain, Adv. Ms. Seema Bengani, Adv. Mr. Renjith B. Marar, Adv. Ms. Lakshmi N.Kaimal, AOR Mr. M. J. Santhosh, Adv. Mr. Arun Poomulli, Adv. Ms. Aswathi S Kumar, Adv. Mr. K. K. Sharma, Adv. Ms. Rupali Sharma, AOR Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv. Mr. Om Prakash Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Jatin, Adv. Mrs. Manjeet Chawla, AOR Mr. Sanjay Mani Tripathi, Adv. Ms. Gauri Karuna Das Mohanti, Adv. Mr. Pawan Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Prakhar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ali Jethmalani, Adv. Mr. V. Elongovan, Adv. Mr. Suraj Singh, Adv. Mr. Kamal Kant Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Anu Gupta, AOR Mr. Manoj V. George, Adv. Mr. Vignesh Ram, Adv. Ms. Akriti Seth, Adv. Mr. Renjit V. Philip, Adv. Dr. Ram Sankar, Adv. Mr. A.K. Trivedi, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Trivedi, Adv. Mr. Anand Kumar V., Adv.

Mr. Aditya Kishor Tyagi, Adv. Ms. Sujatha Bagadhi, Adv. M/S. Ram Sankar & Co, AOR Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, AOR Ms. Shilpa Liza George, AOR Mr. Amit Gaurav Singh, AOR Mr. E. C. Vidya Sagar, AOR

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna pronounced the judgment of the Bench comprising Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi and His Lordship.

Leave granted.

The appeals are partly allowed in terms of the signed reportable judgment.

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

(BABITA PANDEY) (DIPTI KHURANA) COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Signed reportable judgment is placed on the file)