Vanashakti Through Its Member Ms. Anusha Sundaresan vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare Secretary

ITEM NO.27

COURT NO.1

SECTION PIL-W

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

<pre>Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 237/2017</pre>

VANASHAKTI & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 66012/2019 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 8250/2020 -PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WTTH

SLP(C) No. 29672/2017 (XIV) (IA No. 102175/2021 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 102177/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT) W.P.(C) No. 1079/2017 (PIL-W) ([FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION ON IA 124430/2018)

Date: 23-01-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today.

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR Ms. Suroor Mander, Adv.

Mr. Satva Mitra, AOR Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Ms. Mugdha, Adv.

Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, A.S.G. Mrs. Aakankasha Kaul, Adv. Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv.

Ms. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Adv.

For Respondent(s) M/S. S. Narain & Co., AOR Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR

Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv. Mr. Vikramjit Benerajee, A.S.G. Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Ms. Aakanksha Kaul, Adv. Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv. Ms. Swarupma Chaturvedi, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv. Mr. Sarvam Ritam Khare, AOR Ms. Jayasree Narasimhan, Adv. Mr. Akash Shukla, Adv. Mr. Suransh Chaudhary, Adv. Ms. Shobha Gupta, AOR Ms. Pooja Tripathi, Adv. M/S. S. Narain & Co., AOR

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

• 1 Mr Vikramjit Banerjee, ASG appearing on behalf of the Union of India shall file an updated status report in respect of the regulatory measures which have been taken by the Government of India for effecting a ban on hazardous pesticides mentioned in the Writ Petition.
• 2 List on 6 February 2023.

(GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR)

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