Narvatbhai Ramabhai Dodiyar vs. Managing Director Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation Ltd

ITEM NO.18 <table><tbody>REGISTRAR COURTSECTION III</tbody>

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

BEFORE THE REGISTRAR MS. SUJATA SINGH

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) $No(s)$ . 13391/2022 PWD AND FOREST EMPLOYEES UNION & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

([ ONLY SLP (C) NO. 21142 OF 2023 IS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM ])

WTTH

SLP(C) No. 21142/2023 (III)

( IA NO.169307/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.169310/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.169312/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Date: 17-10-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.

For Petitioner(s)

M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR Ms. Aadya Malik, Adv.

Mr. Prakash Ranjan Nayak, AOR

For Respondent(s)

Ms. Iyer Shruti Gopal, AOR Ms. Tanish Gupta, Adv. Mr. Rajivkumar, AOR Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Ms. Srujana Suman Mund, Adv. Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. Ms. Abhipsa Mohanty, Adv. Mr. Rishi Yadav, Adv. Ms. Sneha Menon, Adv.

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

SLP(C) No. 21142/2023

It has been submitted by Ld. counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 5 that counter affidavit has already been filed by the earlier Ld. counsel on behalf of the said respondents. Registry to verify and update the records.

Only Memo of appearance has been filed in respect of respondent Nos.2 to 4, however, no vakalatnama or counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the said respondents, despite the grant of last opportunity. Hence, further opportunity is hereby declined. However, vakalatnama may be filed as per rules.

Service is complete on respondent No.6 but none has entered appearance.

Ld.Counsel for the petitioner has failed to take fresh steps and to file fresh particulars for service on respondent Nos.7 to 16, despite the grant of last opportunity.

Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon'ble Judge in Chambers for necessary directions.

Later on, Ld. Advocate, Mr. Rishi Yadav, appearing virtually on behalf of Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Advocate-onrecord for respondent No.5 has appeared and submitted that Ms. Iyer Shruti Gopal, Advocate-on-record has entered

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appearance inadvertently for respondent No.5 also. Only if she withdraws the vakalatnama, fresh vakalatnama and counter affidavit would be filed on behalf of respondent No.5 by Ld. Advocate-on-record, Ms. Swati Ghildiyal. Let Ld. Advocateon-record, Ms. Iyer Shruti Gopal for respondent No.5 to look into the matter and do the needful.

SUJATA SINGH Registrar

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