ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.11 SECTION IX

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

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.2425/2020

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 30092019 in WP No. 8753/2018 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay)

BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SHAILAJA R. KHANVILKAR & ORS. Respondent(s)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 6910/2022 (XIA)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.56322/2022EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 14701/2020 (III)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.124970/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No.124969/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES, IA No. 124970/2020 EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT & IA No. 124969/2020 PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 6943/2022 (XIA)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.56653/2022EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 1405/2021 (XII)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.4847/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP and IA No.4849/2021PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 4134/2021 (IX)

(IA No. 100971/2022 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 49458/2020 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 52180/2022 WITHDRAWAL OF CASE / APPLICATION)

SLP(C) No. 15681/2020 (XII)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.129752/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP and IA No.129753/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 15680/2020 (XII)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.129450/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP and IA No.129451/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) Digitally signed by VISHAL ANAND Date: 2022.11.21 20:00:35 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

SLP(C) No. 15684/2020 (XIA)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.128727/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.128729/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.128728/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY

LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 15653/2020 (XV) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.128760/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.128762/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.128761/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 14877/2020 (XVI) (IA No. 126829/2020 EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 126828/2020 PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 15652/2020 (XV) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.127003/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.127002/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.127001/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 15087/2020 (XIA) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.129289/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.129288/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) T.P.(C) No. 1394/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.126043/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1099/2020 (XVIA) T.P.(C) No. 1381/2020 (XVIA) SLP(C) No. 15682/2020 (XII) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.131161/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP and IA No.131162/2020PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 1406/2021 (XII) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.6795/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP and IA No.6797/2021PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES). Diary No(s). 5551/2021 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.31808/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP IA No.31809/2021EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.31807/2021PERMISSION TO FILE SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION). Diary No(s). 5553/2021 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.32747/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.32750/2021EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.32748/2021PERMISSION TO FILE SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION) SLP(C) No. 11104/2021 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.79327/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.79328/2021EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.79326/2021PERMISSION TO FILE SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION) T.P.(C) No. 539/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.44154/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 556/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.45549/2020STAY APPLICATION)

T.P.(C) No. 570/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.46544/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 477/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.40724/2020EXPARTE STAY) T.P.(C) No. 535/2020 (XVIA) FOR ADMISSION and IA No.43893/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1071/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 97618/2020) T.P.(C) No. 553/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.45002/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 528/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.43647/2020EXPARTE STAY) T.P.(C) No. 544/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.44461/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 558/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.45705/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1085/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 99357/2020 IA No. 99357/2020 STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1106/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 100433/2020 T.P.(C) No. 526/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.43587/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1123/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 102587/2020 T.P.(C) No. 590/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.47610/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1074/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 97789/2020) T.P.(C) No. 589/2020 (XVIA) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.47607/2020STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1125/2020 (XVIA) (FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 102698/2020) IA No. 102698/2020 STAY APPLICATION) T.P.(C) No. 1086/2020 (XVIA) (FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 107294/2021) SLP(C) No. 15683/2020 (XIA) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.126917/2020CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.126922/2020EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.126920/2020PERMISSION TO FILE SYNOPSIS AND LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No.1541/2021 (XIIA) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.5399/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.5400/2021EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.5398/2021PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 1542/2021 (XIIA) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.6570/2021CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING SLP, IA No.6573/2021EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.6571/2021PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY

LIST OF DATES) SLP(C) No. 8633/2022 (XIA) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.) Date : 16112022 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Kush Chaturvedi, AOR Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR Mr. Parijat Sinha, AOR Ms. Pallak Bhagat, Adv. Mr. Devesh Mishra, Adv. Ms. Reshmi Rea Sinha, Adv. Mr. P.N. Ravindran, Sr. Adv. Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv. Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv. Ms. Shruti Jose, Adv. Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv. Mr. Kamal Kant, Adv. Mr. Nitin Lonkar, Adv. Ms. Sonali Suryawanshi, Adv. Ms. Pradnya Bheke, Adv. Shankey Agrawal, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Amit Meharia, Adv. Ms. Tannishtha Singh, Adv. Ms. Neha Maniktala, Adv. Ms. Vidushi Tripathi, Adv. For M/s. Meharia & Company, AOR Mr. Nikhil Nayyar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sangramsingh R. Bhonsle, Adv. Ms. Samridhi S. Jain, Adv. Mr. Nrupal A. Dingankar, Adv. Ms. Pushkara A. Bhonsle, Adv. Ms. Sneha Bhonsle, Adv. Mr. Riwaj Rai, Adv. Mr. Subit Chakrabarti, Adv. Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR

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Mr. Naveen Hegde, Adv. Mr. Sreegesh M.K., Adv. Ms. Meera Kartha, Adv. Mr. Amrendra Kumar Mehta, AOR M/S. Ap & J Chambers, AOR Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. G.V.R. Chaudhry, Adv. Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv. Mr. S.K. Rajora, Adv. Ms. Niharika Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Narendra Pal Sharma, Adv. Mr. Sunil Prem Lalta, Adv. Ms. Gunjan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Asutosh Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shamsher Singh, Adv. Mr. K. Shivraj Choudhuri, AOR Mr. H.D. Thanvi, Adv. Mr. Achal Singh Bule, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Rishi Matoliya, AOR Ms. Bina Madhavan, Adv. Ms. Rao Vishwaja, Adv. Mr. Katubadi Ismail, Adv. For M/s.Lawyer's Knit & Co, AOR Mr. Saket Mone, Adv. Mr. Subit Chakrabarti, Adv. Mr. Devansh Shah, Adv. Ms. Priyashree Sharma, Adv. Mr. Syed Faraz Alam, Adv. Mr. Atharva Gaur, Adv. Mr. Roy Abraham, Adv. Ms. Reena Roy, Adv. Mr. Akhil Abraham, Adv. Mr. Yaudhinder Lal, Adv. Ms. Purva, Adv. Mr. Himinder Lal, AOR Mr. Azim H. Laskar, Adv. Ms. Debarati Sadhu, Adv. Mr. S.K. Biswal, Adv. Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, AOR

Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raghav Gupta, Adv. Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma, AOR Ms. Prashi Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Shahruka Ali, Adv. Mr. D. Ramakrishna Reddy, Adv. Ms. D. Tejaswi Reddy, Adv. Mr. Hrithik Manchanda, Adv. Mrs. D. Bharathi Reddy, AOR Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv. Ms. Durga Dutta, Adv. Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Ms. Vernika Tomar, AOR Mr. Kush Chaturvedi, AOR

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

Special Leave Petition (C) No.2425/2020:

Taking into consideration the averments made in the application seeking intervention, the said application is allowed.

Cause title be amended accordingly.

Special Leave Petition (C) No.4134/2021:

Taking into consideration the averments made in the application(s) seeking impleadment, the said application(s) is/are allowed.

Let amended cause title be filed in the matters.

As per the Office Report dated 10082022, service is not complete on Respondent No.4.

The instructing counsel of Mr. Nikhil Nayyar, learned Senior counsel states that he is representing all the seven private respondents.

The instructing counsel of Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General accepts and waives formal notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 8 to 10.

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Special Leave Petition (C) Nos.6910/2022 & 6943/2022:

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and perused the material placed on record.

Issue notice.

Learned AdvocatesonRecord appearing for Respondent Nos. 2 and 4, who are on caveat, accept and waives formal notice on behalf of he said Respondents.

The instructing counsel of Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General accepts and waives formal notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1 and 3.

Counter affidavit, if need be, shall be filed within a period of two weeks from today.

Special Leave Petition (C)No.2425/2020 & Special Leave Petition(C) No. 4134/2021:

Learned Senior counsel appearing for the contesting respondent states that the counter affidavit filed by them in Special Leave Petition (C) No.2425/2020 may be read in Special Leave Petition(C) No.4134/2021 as well.

Special Leave Petition (C) No.8633/2022:

Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perused the material placed on record.

Issue notice.

Learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.4, who is on caveat, accepts and waives formal notice on behalf of the said Respondent.

The instructing counsel of Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General accepts and waives formal notice on behalf of Union of India (Respondent No.1) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Respondent Nos. 2 and 3).

Counter affidavit, if need be, shall be filed within a period of two weeks from today.

Post all the matters for hearing on 02022023 (NMD).

Learned Solicitor General states that in some of the matters,

pleadings are not complete.

In view of above, learned Senior/learned counsel appearing for the parties are directed to complete the pleadings in those matters before the next date of hearing.

(VISHAL ANAND) (PREETHI T.C.) ASTT. REGISTRARcumPS COURT MASTER (NSH)