Samastha Kerala Sunni Yuvajana Sangam (Sys) vs. Union Of India

ITEM NOS.49+67 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 (Civil) No.1470/2019

INDIAN UNION OF MUSLIM LEAGUE & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

WITH

(IA No.65534/2021 – FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS; IA No.9231/2020 - FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION; IA No.9224/2020 - FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION; IA No.65535/2021 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT; IA No.67814/2021 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT; IA No.46475/2021 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.; IA No.46472/2021 - FOR INTERVENTION APPLICATION; IA No.10088/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.10083/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT; IA No.7875/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.195976/2019 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.42064/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.17454/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT; IA No.10851/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.67812/2021 - FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES; and, IA No.193004/2019 - FOR STAY)

WITH W.P.(C) No.203/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.)

W.P.(C) No.60/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.68089/2021 – FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION; IA No.6552/2020 – FOR STAY APPLICATION)

W.P.(C) No.22/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.26184/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING; and, IA No.2059/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON)

W.P.(C) No.79/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8176/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY)

W.P.(C) No.41/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.4477/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.5/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.260/2020 – FOR GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) Digitally signed by NEETU KHAJURIA Date: 2022.09.15 09:54:42 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

W.P.(C) No.383/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.35874/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.66/2020 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.108/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8589/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1510/2019 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.112/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8852/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; IA No.64480/2020 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.; IA No.8858/2020 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.; and, IA No.64478/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS) W.P.(C) No.1498/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.69/2020 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1466/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.198699/2019 – FOR INTERVENTION) W.P.(C) No. 282/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1546/2019 (X) (IA No.196370/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.114/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8876/2020 – FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) No.274/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.22709/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; IA No.33702/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION; IA No.33699/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION; IA No.33694/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION; IA No.33686/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION; and, IA No.33683/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION) W.P.(C) No.74/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.216/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.204/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.13644/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1513/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.5829/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES)

W.P.(C) No.371/2020 (X) (IA No.33906/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1478/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.1938/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES; and, IA No.193681/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1471/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1481/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.193820/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.1480/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.193790/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1487/2019 (X) (IA No.194007/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) W.P.(C) No.1488/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.3193/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING; and, IA No.194066/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.1485/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION; and, IA No.195474/2019 – FOR CLARIFICATION/ DIRECTION) W.P.(C) No.1495/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1492/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194102/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1482/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.193821/2019 – FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) No.1497/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194138/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1508/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194533/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1509/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1476/2019 (X) (IA No.193489/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1540/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.195102/2019 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.; and, IA No.195103/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON)

W.P.(C) No.1514/2019 (X) (IA No.194651/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; and, IA No.77255/2020 – FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT) W.P.(C) No.1538/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.195097/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) W.P.(C) No.1524/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1523/2019 (X) (IA No.194911/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; and, IA No.194917/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) W.P.(C) No.1535/2019 (X) (IA No.195074/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.195075/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1537/2019 (X) (IA No.195085/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; and, IA No.195083/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) W.P.(C) No.1528/2019 (X) (IA No.195045/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.195046/2019 – FOR STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1474/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.6334/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES; and, IA No.42619/2020 – FOR INTERVENTION APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1530/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1532/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.195055/2019 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1504/2019 (X) (IA No.194519/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.194517/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1507/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194520/2019 – FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) No.1484/2019 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1486/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1518/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194785/2019 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)

W.P.(C) No.1539/2019 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1536/2019 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1515/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.3201/2020 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING) W.P.(C) No.1499/2019 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No.1527/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194984/2019 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1516/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194771/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1511/2019 (X) (IA No.194611/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.1512/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.88512/2021 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT; IA No.88509/2021 – FOR STAY; and, IA No.194618/2019 – FOR STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1529/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1531/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No. 195038/2019 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) No.1505/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1506/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.10806/2020 – FOR GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1503/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194513/2019 – FOR STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1533/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No. 1493/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194110/2019 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No.194109/2019 – FOR GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No. 1534/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION)

W.P.(C) No.1521/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194830/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1491/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.11623/2020 – FOR INTERVENTION APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1479/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.193685/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) W.P.(C) No.1541/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.195106/2019 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.1500/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1522/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.54170/2020 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT; IA No.53649/2020 - FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT; IA No.53650/2020 - FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON; and, IA No.194906/2019 - FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No. 1560/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.197647/2019 – FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) No.12/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.753/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; and, IA No.64482/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS) W.P.(C) No.1473/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194078/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES) W.P.(C) No.1517/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.194770/2019 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY) T.P.(C) No.20/2020 (XVI-A) (IA No.3468/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1567/2019 (X) (IA No.198458/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.198463/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.175/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.11047/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) W.P.(C) No.1545/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.196345/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1561/2019 (PIL-W) (IA No.197671/2019 – FOR STAY)

W.P.(C) No.174/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.9937/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.63/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.6871/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.1556/2019 (X) (IA No.197394/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.197395/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.115/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.183/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.12675/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.3/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION;IA No.180/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON; and, IA No.179/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.2/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1562/2019 (X) (IA No.197956/2019 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.197957/2019 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.109/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8697/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.167/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.12010/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.187/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.1563/2019 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.147/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.40107/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES; and, IA No.11382/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.49/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.5028/2020 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.127/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.139/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION)

W.P.(C) No.130/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.34/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.3830/2020 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.29/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.3370/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) W.P.(C) No.118/2020 (X) (IA No.9221/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.120/2020 (X) (IA No.9300/2020 - EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.149/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.11522/2020 – FOR STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.24/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.2901/2020 – FOR EX-PARTE STAY; and, IA No.64338/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS) W.P.(C) No.157/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.11798/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON) W.P.(C) No.39/2020 (X) (IA No.4237/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.4236/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.56/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.141387/2021 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) W.P.(C) No.70/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.20182/2020 – FOR INTERVENTION) W.P.(C) No.89/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.20187/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No.85/2020 (X) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.148/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.11487/2020 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.; and, IA No.11486/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.57/2020 (X) (IA No.6138/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES; and, IA No.6139/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.117/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.27853/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES)

W.P.(C) No.181/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.128/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.33168/2020 – FOR STAY) T.P.(C) No.31/2020 (XVI-A) (IA No.4601/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.122/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.169/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.68/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.7493/2020 - FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION) W.P.(C) No.119/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.107/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.129/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.161/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.11965/2020 – FOR STAY) W.P.(C) No.124/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.9724/2020 - FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.116/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.8891/2020 - FOR EX-PARTE STAY) W.P.(C) No.144/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.20565/2020 - FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES) W.P.(C) No.138/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.133/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION) W.P.(C) No.121/2020 (PIL-W) (IA No.27859/2020 - FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES) W.P.(C) No.146/2020 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION)

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Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Addl. Solicitor General Mr. Vatsal Joshi, Adv. Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Adv. N. Visakamurty, Adv. Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. Mr. Yelamanchili Shiva Santosh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Abdul Azeem Kalebudde, AOR Mr. Asif Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Rudrajit Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Ms. Hetvi Patel, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR Ms. Malika Trivedi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ankit Yadav, Adv. Mr. Tarun Mehra, Adv. Mr. T. Mahipal, AOR Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Mr. Bilal Anwar Khan, Adv. Ms. Anshu Kapoor, Adv. Ms. Arushi Jain, Adv. Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR Mr. Mahboob, Adv. Mr. Alam Khan, Adv. Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Ms. Naghma Imtiaz, Adv. Mr. Ahmed Zardham, Adv. Mr. Saif Naseem, Adv. M/s. Equity Lex Associates, AOR Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv. Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv. Ms. Sakshi Kotiyal, Adv. Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv. Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv. Mr. Sabyasachi Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv. Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR Mr. Mohammad Wasim, Adv. Mr. Paras Nath Singh, Adv. Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv. Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv.

Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Indira Jai Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Haris Beeran, Adv. Mr. Mushtaq Salim, Adv. Mr. Usman Ghani Khan, Adv. Mr. Azhar Assees, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Pratap, AOR Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Suvidutt M.S., AOR Ms. Somlagna Biswas, Adv. Mr. Rekesh Sharma, Adv. Mr. Abdul Samad, Adv. Mr. Mounish M.R., Adv. Mr. Rishesh Sikarwar, Adv. Mr. Aman Khullar, Adv. Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR Mr. Nizamuddin Pasha, Adv. Ms. Rupali Samuel, Adv. Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv. Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv. Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Rashmi Singh, Adv. Mr. M. R. Shamshad, AOR Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv. Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv. Ms. Ashima Chouhan, Adv. Ms. Sakshi Kotiyal, Adv. Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv. Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv. Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR Mr. Aadil Singh Boparai, Adv. Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv. Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv. Ms. Tehsheena Z. Hussain, Adv. Ms. Amna Darakhshan, Adv. Ms. Jyoti Singh, Adv. Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. C.K. Sasi, AOR Mr. Abdulla Naseeh, Adv. Ms. Neena K. Poulose, Adv. Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv.

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Mr. Devansh A. Mohta, Adv. Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR Mr. M. Shaz Khan, Adv. Mr. Harsh Vardhan Kediya, Adv. Mr. Bilal A. Khan, Adv. Mohd. Farhan Khan, Adv. Ms. Farah Hashoni, Adv. Md. Riyaz, Adv. Mohd. Sayyed Farooq Ahmad, Adv. Mr. H.R. Khan, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, AOR Mr. Ilin Saraswat, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Ms. Ilma Saifi, Adv. Mr. Jugul Kishor Gupta, Adv. Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv. Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv. Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv. Ms. Shruti Jose, Adv. Mr. Chubham Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Yasur Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Sumeir Ahuja, Adv. Ms. Akansha Gulati, Adv. Ms. Ragini Sharma, Adv. Mr. Deepak Sanueta, Adv. Mr. Shubham Bhalla, AOR Mr. Jaimon Andrews, Adv. Mr. Ameen Hassan, Adv. Piyo Harold Jaimon, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar, AOR Mr. M. M. Kashyap, AOR Mr. Ilin Saraswat, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Ms. Ilma Saifi, Adv. Ms. Poonam Seth, Adv. Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR Mr. Yash S. Vijay, Adv. Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv. Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv. Mr. Utkarsh Pratap, Adv.

Mr. Kaleeswaram Raj, Adv. Mr. Mohammed Sadique T.A., AOR Ms. Anu K. Joy, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Ms. Thulasi K Raj, Adv. Mr. Akbar Siddique, AOR Mr. Fhtesham Hashmi, Adv. Mr. Animesh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Shashank Gaurav, Adv. Mr. Amit Srivastva, Adv. Ms. R.V. Shaarumathi, Adv. Ms. Divya, Adv. Mr. Jai Singh G., Adv. Mr. V. Senthi Kumar, Mr. Anit Arora, Adv. Mr. Aarjit Singh Girsa, Adv. Mr. Yusuf, AOR Mohd. Irshad Hanif, AOR Mr. Aarif Ali, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Rizwan Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Muzahad Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Amar Kumar Raizada, Adv. Ms. Krishna Sarma, Adv. Mr. Navnit Kumar, Adv. M/s. Corporate Law Group, AOR Mr. Ilin Saraswat, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Ms. Ilma Saifi, Adv. Ms. Poonam Seth, Adv. Mr. M.M. Kashyap, AOR Mr. C.R. Jaya Sukin, Adv. Ms. Divya Mishra, Adv. Ms. Suresh Kumari, Adv. Ms. Prernaa Singh, Adv. Mr. Roshan Chapagain, Adv. Mr. Baij Nath Patel, Adv. Mr. D.P. Singh Yadav, Adv. Mr. Narender Kumar Verma, AOR Mr. C.R. Jaya Sukin, Adv. Ms. Smita Pandey, Adv. Ms. Divya Mishra, Adv. Ms. Suresh Kumari, Adv. Ms. Prernaa Singh, Adv. Mr. Sarabh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Roshan Chapaggin, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Jain, Adv. Mr. Pratik Samajpati, Adv. Mr. Ankit Kumar Lal, AOR Mr. Rishad Ahmed Chowdhury, AOR Mr. Supratik Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Muskan Nagpal, Ad.v Dr. Mandati Thirupaphi Reddy, Adv. Mr. Syed Kashif Hussain, Adv. Mr. Milind Kumar, Adv. Mr. Khushi Mohammad, Adv. Ms. Nilofar Khan, AOR Ms. S.B. Khan, Adv. Ms. Anjali Dubey, Adv. Ms. Nilofar Khan, AOR Mr. Manish Goswami, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Rangon Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. M. R. Shamshad, AOR Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Nabeela Jamil, Adv. Mr. Niaz A Farooqui, Adv. Mr. M.Z. Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Aftab Ali Khan, AOR Mr. Ali Safeer Farooqi, Adv. Mr. Syed Imtiyaz Ali, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Kanva, Adv. Mr. Ramesh Sachdeva, Adv. Mr. Mumtaz Alam Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Nitin Kashyap, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv. Mr. Surendra Ramgopal Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar Mandal, Adv. Dr. Ramkishor Choudhry, Adv. Mr. Salman Khan, Adv. Mr. M.P. Siddiqui, Adv. Dr. P.B. Reddy, Adv. Ms. Patanam Shyra, Adv.

Ms. C.S. Hena, Adv.

Mr. M. M. Kashyap, AOR Md. Imran Kashif, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Mrs. Poonam Seth, Adv. Mr. Saraswat Ilin, Adv. Mr. Mustaq Ahmad, Adv. Md. Shahid Anwar, AOR Mr. Aamir Naseem, Adv. Mr. Tashriq Ahmad, Adv. Farzeen Iqbal, Adv. Ms. Shabnam Khan, Adv. Mr. Mushtaque Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Inam Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Tousif Dar, Adv. Mr. Munnawar Naseem, Adv. Mr. Danish Zubair Khan, Adv. Ms. Arundhati Katju, Adv. Ms. Shristi Borthakur, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Bansal, Adv. Ms. Ritika Meena, Adv. Mr. Prateek Yadav, Adv. Ms. Shally Bhasin, AOR Mr. Mohd. Irshad Hanif, AOR Mr. Aarif Ali, Adv. Mr. Shahid Wadeem Ansari, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Rizwan Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Muzahad Ahmad, Adv. Mr. P.A. Noormuhammed, AOR Mr. Abdul Shukoor M., Adv. Mr. A. Mohamed Yusuff, Adv. Mr. Mohamad Shareef KP., Adv. Mr. Saipan Shaikh, Adv. Mr. SAS Alaudeen, Adv. Mr. Shereef KA, Adv. Ms. Shashi Kiran, AOR Mr. Satish Chander, Adv. Ms. Sangeeta Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Arjun Sain, Adv. Mr. Jugal Kishor Gupta, Adv. Mr. Dilip Kumar, Adv.

Md. Shahid Anwar, AOR Mr. Aamir Naseem, Adv. Mr. Tashriq Ahmad, Adv. Farzeen Iqbal, Adv. Ms. Shabnam Khan, Adv. Mr. Mushtaque Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Inam Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Syed Mehdi Imam, AOR Mr. Tabrez Ahmad, Adv. Ms. Shamama Aris, Adv. Mr. Mushtaque Ahmad, Adv. Md. Noorullah, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar, AOR Ms. Vithika Garg, Adv. Ms. Vidushi Garg, Adv. Mr. Abir Phukan, Adv. Mr. V. Shyamohan, AOR Ms. Astu Khandelwal, Adv. Mr. Ankit Agarwal, Adv. Ms. Ragini Pandey,Adv. Mr. Rahul Pratap, AOR Mr. Mansoor Ali, AOR Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Adv. Mr. Bilal Mansoor, Adv. Ms. Rubina Jawed, Adv. Ms. Suniti Banu, Adv. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Azad, Adv. Mr. Hamza Tariq, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Nath, Adv. Mr. Nirvikar Singh, Adv. Ms. Surabhi Sanchita, Adv. Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Adv. Mr. Sanawar Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Jatin Bhatt, Adv. Mr. Aayushman Aagarwal, Adv. Mr. Harshil Ghalot, Adv. Mr. Dhruv Yadav, Adv. Mr. Vidushi Vajpai, Adv. Mr. Mansoor Ali, AOR Mr. Raj Kishor Choudhary, AOR Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Mustafa Khaddam Hussain, Adv. Mr. Anupam Bhati, Adv. Mr. Nakul Chaudhary, Adv.

Mr. Bilal Mansoor, Adv. Ms. Rubina Jawed, Adv. Ms. Suniti Banu, Adv. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Azad, Adv. Mr. Mansoor Ali, AOR Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Adv. Mr. Bilal Mansoor, Adv. Ms. Rubina Jawed, Adv. Ms. Suniti Banu, Adv. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Azad, Adv. Mr. Arup Banerjee, Adv. Mr. R.K. Dey, Adv. Mr. Prakash Sharma, Adv. Ms. Prakrati Raj, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Mr. Dileep Poolakkot, Adv. Mr. Muhammed Siddick, Adv. Mr. Harshad V. Hameed, AOR Dr. Shamsuddin, Adv. Mr. Saifuddin Shams, Adv. Mr. M.S. Hussain, Adv. Mr. Anup Kumar Pandey, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv. Ms. Limayinla Jamir, Adv. Mr. Rahamathulla Kothwal, Adv. Ms. Siddika Aisha, Adv. Mr. Kumail Assas, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Dr. Yusuf Iqbal, Adv. Mr. Bhavya Sethi, Adv. Ms. Shaista Pathan, Adv. Mr. Satish Pandey, AOR Mr. Akbar Ali, Adv. Ms. Seema Patnaha, Adv. Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv. Mr. Harendra Kumar Sharma, Adv. Ms. Shaziya Ansari, Adv.

Mr. Syed Ahmed Saud, Adv. Mr. Daanish Ahmed Syed, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Parvez Dabas, Adv. Mr. Uzmi Jameel Husain,Adv. Mr. Aqib Baig, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Taiyab Khan, Adv. Mr. Niaz Ahmed Farooqui, Adv. M/s. Shakil Ahmad Syed, AOR Mr. Alok Singh, Adv. Mr. Dharmendra Singh Kustwar, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kustwar, Adv. Mr. Vinay Kumar Ahrodia, Adv. Mr. Ankit Borker, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Rahul Yadav, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Ms. Deepmala, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Mr. Alok Singh, Adv. Mr. Dharmendra Singh Kustwar, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kustwar, Adv. Mr. Vinay Kumar Ahrodia, Adv. Mr. Ankit Borker, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Adv. Mr. Rahul Yadav, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Ms. Deepmala, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Ms. Umme Salma, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Javed, Adv. Mr. Sirajuddin Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Rahul Sharma, Adv. Mr. Sudhir Singh, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kumar, Adv. Ms. Manisha, Adv. Mr. Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, AOR Ms. Shreya Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Ashish Madaan, Adv. Mr. Aman Singh Bhadoria, Adv. Ms. Ananya Sahu, Adv. Mr. Satish Pandey, AOR Mr. Akbar Ali, Adv. Ms. Seema Patnaha, Adv. Mr. Manmohan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv.

Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, AOR Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. Sukant Vikram, Adv. Mr. Vikas Mehta, AOR Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Adith Nair, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, AOR Mr. Dipesh Sinha, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Barua, Adv. Mr. Saket Singh, Adv. Ms. Sangeeta Singh, Adv. Ms. Niranjana Singh, AOR Mr. Nitin Lonkar, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Dharmihotri, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR Ms. Raveesha Gupta, Adv. Ms. Mantika Haryani, Adv. Mr. Shreyas Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Suvendu Suvasis Dash, AOR Ms. Swati Vaibhav, AOR Mr. Atishay Jain, Adv. Ms. Shruti Vaibhav, Adv. Mr. P. Venkat Reddy, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kr. Tyagi, Adv. Mr. P. Srinivas Reddy, Adv. M/s. Venkat Palwai Law Associates, AOR Mr. Pradeep Misra, AOR Mr. Kameshwar Nath Mishra, Adv. Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Suraj Singh, Adv. Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. Ilin Saraswat, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Ms. Sarika Verma, Adv. Ms. Ilma Saifi, Adv. Mr. Shakir Shabbir, Adv. Mr. Shahbaj Jameel, Adv. Mr. Aditya Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Vinod Kumar Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Om Prakash Kharbanda, Adv.

Mr. Siddhesh Kotwal, Adv. Mr. Akash Singh, Adv. Mr. Nihar Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, AOR Mr. A. Selvin Raja, AOR Mr. A. Mohamed Yusuff, Adv. Mr. A. Raja Mohamed, Adv. Ms. V. Shahira Banu, Adv. Mr. S.A.S. Alaudeen, Adv. Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. Mohd. Ainul Ansari, Adv. Mr. Manoj Kumar Goyal, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ankur Prakash, AOR Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sahil Tagotra, AOR Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. Ilin Saraswat, Adv. Ms. Swati Jain, Adv. Ms. Ilma Saifi, Adv. Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sahil Tagotra, AOR Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bagga, Adv. Mr. Ainul Ansari, Adv. Mr. Majoj Kumar Goyal, Adv. Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. Sureshan P., AOR Mr. Utkarsh Singh, Adv. Roma Singh, Adv. Md. Ziauddin, Adv. Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR Mr. Upendra Mishra, Adv. Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv. Mr. Adeel Ahmed, AOR Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv. Mr. Anupam Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Abdul Maboob Raza, Adv. Mr. Danish Zubair Khan, AOR

Y. Arunagiri, Adv. Mr. Prabhu Ramasubramanian, Adv. Mr. K. Paari Vendhan, AOR Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR Mr. Shaurya Sahay, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ankur Prakash, AOR Mr. Vaibhav Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Vikas Singh Jangra, AOR Md. Apzal Ansari, Adv. Mr. James P. Thomas, AOR Ms. Arna Das, Adv. Mr. Aftab Ali Khan, AOR Mr. D. Kumanan, AOR Mr. Sheikh F Kalia, Adv. Mr. Kameshwar Nath Mishra, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Mishra, AOR Md. Apzal Ansari, Adv. Mr. James P. Thomas, AOR Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR Mr. Abhimanyu Singh, Adv. Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Arnav Singh Deo, Adv. Mr. Shahbaaz Jameel, Adv. Mr. Kausar Raza Faridi, AOR Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR Ms. Eliza Bar, Adv. Ms. Runamoni Bhuyan, AOR Mr. Jose Abraham, AOR Ms. Pyoli, AOR Mr. Farrukh Rasheed, AOR Mr. P. A. Noor Muhamed, AOR

• Mr. Gautam Talukdar, AOR

• Mr. Radha Shyam Jena, AOR

• Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR

• Dr. Nafis A. Siddiqui, AOR

• Mr. Raji Joseph, AOR

• Dr. J. P. Dhanda, AOR

• Mr. Aakarsh Kamra, AOR

• Mr. Ranjit Kumar Sharma, AOR

• Mr. Kishan Datta, AOR

• Mr. Sriram P., AOR

• Mr. K. N. Rai, AOR

• Ms. Meena C. R., AOR

• Mr. Somiran Sharma, AOR

• Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick, AOR

• Mr. Mukul Kumar, AOR

• Ms. Resmitha R. Chandran, AOR

• Mr. Irfan Ahmed, AOR

• M/s. KMNP Law, AOR

• Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, AOR

• Mr. Sachin Sharma, AOR

• Ms. Anne Mathew, AOR

• Ms. Aparna Bhat, AOR

• Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR

• Mr. Pawanshree Agrawal, AOR

• Ms. Surabhi Sanchita, AOR

• Ms. Parul Shukla, AOR

• Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR

• Mr. K. S. Rana, AOR

• Ms. Anannya Ghosh, AOR

• Mr. Ramesh Babu M. R., AOR

• Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, AOR

• Mr. Mehmood Umar Faruqui, AOR

• M/s. PLR Chambers And Co., AOR

• Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR

• Mr. Santosh Kumar-I, AOR

• Mr. Vinod Sharma, AOR

• Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad, AOR

• Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh, AOR

• Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR

• Mr. Rahul Kaushik, AOR

  • Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sharma, AOR

• Mr. Som Raj Choudhury, AOR

• Mr. Narendra Kumar, AOR

• Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR

• Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR

• Mr. Nikhil Goel, AOR

• Mr. S. K. Bhattacharya, AOR

• Mr. Sandeep Singh, AOR

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

PART-I

These matters principally raise challenge to certain amendments effected to the Citizenship Act, 1955. However, as projected by various learned counsel appearing for the parties, the matters need to be put in different segments so that the submissions can easily be advanced and confined to the challenges arising in respect of such segments.

Our attention has been invited to order dated 22.01.2020 in terms of which the matters coming from Assam and North-East were already directed to be segregated.

In light of these submissions and the directions issued by this Court in its order dated 22.01.2020 and to have facility in the matter, we direct as under:

• a. The office of the learned Solicitor General of India shall prepare a complete List of Matters pertaining to these challenges indicating the nature of challenge raised in said matters.
• b. The matters shall thereafter be put in different segments depending upon the challenge raised in said petitions.
• c. Union of India shall file its appropriate response(s) with respect to each of these segments.
• d. Let the needful in that behalf be done within four weeks from today.

After such compartmentalization is done, the lead matter from each segment shall thereafter be designated and the Convenience Compilations representing such lead matter and the pleadings filed therein shall be prepared after consulting learned counsel appearing for the other sides.

After such Compilations are prepared and finalized, the digital copies thereof shall be shared with all the learned counsel appearing for the parties. This part of the exercise be undertaken within two weeks after completion of the first part as indicated above.

Insofar as States of Assam and Tripura are concerned, they shall also complete the pleadings within three weeks from today and their pleadings shall also be taken note of while preparing Compilations segment-wise.

List these matters for directions on 31.10.2022.

In the meantime, let notices be issued in all the matters wherever no notice has yet been issued by this Court.

PART-II

Re.: Original Suit No.2 of 2020

Ms. Jaideep Gupta, learned Senior Advocate submits that State of Kerala has independently filed Original Suit No.2 of 2020 in terms of Article 131 of the Constitution of India praying for reliefs which are identical in nature.

Let Original Suit No.2 of 2020 be listed along with these matters on the next occasion.

The Registry is directed to list all other pending matters, which are not allocated to any other Benches, along with this bunch of matters on 31.10.2022.

(MUKESH NASA) (VIRENDER SINGH) AR-cum-PS BRANCH OFFICER