Sharia Committee For Women vs. The State Of Karnataka

ITEM NO.52

COURT NO.7

SECTION X

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

<pre>Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 95/2022</pre>

FATHIMA BUSHRA

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.

Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.21395/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.20678/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.20679/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT and IA No.21394/2022-INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and No.20677/2022-CLARIFICATION/ $\mathbf{I}\mathbf{A}$ DIRECTION and IA No.21397/2022-PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN $PERSON)$

WITH

$W.P.(C)$ No. 120/2022 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.25497/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT and IA No.22709/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

$SLP(C)$ No. 2481/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.22787/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.22788/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 15413/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.42508/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.43888/2022-INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No.42507/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.43892/2022-PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON)

SLP(C) No. 5236/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.43791/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.43792/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.43793/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 15414/2022 (IV-A) Signal ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.41603/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING REFERENCE OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.41597/2022-PERMISSION TO 16.31. Read FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..))

SLP(C) No. 15417/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.51104/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.51106/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.51103/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.51105/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 5690/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.47581/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.47580/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES and IA No.47579/2022-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS and IA No.47578/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 15399/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.45710/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.45711/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.49452/2022-INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No.45708/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.49455/2022-PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON and IA No.45712/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 15401/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.45966/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.45969/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.45961/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.45962/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 15418/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.74952/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.74953/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.74950/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..))

SLP(C) No. 15419/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.73629/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.73628/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..))

SLP(C) No. 15404/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.51013/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.51011/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..))

SLP(C) No. 15402/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.62775/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.62774/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..))

SLP(C) No. 11396/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.90379/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.90380/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 15416/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.63025/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.63026/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.63024/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) W.P.(C) No. 298/2022 (PIL-W) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.62868/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 15400/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.58461/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.58460/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 7794/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.62935/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 15405/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.71109/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.71108/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 15407-15412/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.72460/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.72459/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 15403/2022 (IV-A) (IA No.74416/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.74417/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.74415/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)) SLP(C) No. 9217/2022 (IV-A) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.74342/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) Diary No(s). 21273/2022 (IV-A) (IA No.107698/2022-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.107701/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.107699/2022-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.107700/2022-APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING ORIGINAL VAKALATNAMA/OTHER DOCUMENT) Date : 05-09-2022 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA Counsel for the parties Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General

Mr. K.M. Natraj, ASG Mr. Prabhuling Navadgi, Adv. General Mr. Nikhil Goel, AAG Mr. Prasanna Deshpande, AAG Mr. Aruna Shyam, AAG Mr. YH Vijay Kumar, AAG Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Vishal Banshal, Adv. Mr. Rajeshwari Shankar, Adv. Mr. Niroop Sukirthy, Adv. Mohd. Ovais, Adv. Mr. Sushar Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Dama Shesh Adri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sandeep Singh, Adv. Ms. Bharti Tyagi, Adv. Ms. Alpana Sharma, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Mr. Siddharta Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash, Adv. Mr. H. Vinayaka S. Pandit, Adv. Mr. Rajan Parmar, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Sabharwal, Adv. Ms. Vidhi Thaker, Adv. Mr. Rajeev Dhavan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mehmood Umar Faruqui, Adv. Ms. Koshy John, Adv. Mr. Shereef K.A., Adv. Mr. Mohd. Tahir, Adv. Mr. Muhammed Azaruddin, Adv. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Anas Tanhir, Adv. Ms. Masoom Raj Singh, Adv. Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv. Mr. Raghav Gupta, Adv. Mr. Sharukh Ali, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Sabharwal, Adv. Mr. Vinayaka S. Pandit, Adv. Mr. Rajan Parmar, Adv. Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Ms. Farheen Fatima, Adv. Mr. Salman Kharshid, Sr. Adv. Mr. Aftab Ali Khan, AOR

Mr. Mumtaz Alam Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Dushyant Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. M.R. Shamshad, AOR Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Nabeela Jamil, Adv. Ms. Niaz A. Faruqui, Adv. Ms. Ashi Shereen Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shadul Hameed Reheman, Adv. Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR Mr. Rajesh Inamdar, Adv. Mr. Harsh Pandey, Adv. Mr. Sabyasachi Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji, AOR Mr. Praneet Pranav, Adv. Mr. Merusagar Samantray, Adv. Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, Adv. Mr. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Arindam, Adv. Ms. Megha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Javedur Rahman, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Inamdar, Adv. Mr. Nizam Pasha, Adv. Mr. Srahul Hameed, Adv. Mohd. Niyas S., Adv. Mr. Harsh Pandey, Adv. Mr. Ravanta Solanki, Adv. Mr. Mudassir, Adv. Mr. Kaleeswaram Raj, Adv. Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, Adv. Ms. Thulasi K. Raj, Adv. Mr. Yusuf Hatim Muchhala, Sr. Adv. Md. Tahir M. Hakim, Adv. Mr. Ejaz Maqbool, AOR Mr. Sagheer A. Khan, Adv. Ms. Rashda S. Ainapore, Adv. Mohamed Nawaz Haindaday, Adv. Ms. Akriti Chaubey, Adv. Mr. Saif Zia, Adv. Mr. R Venkatramani, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Adv. Mr. VVV Pattabhiram, Adv. Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Ankita Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Rahul Tanwani, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rahamathulla Kothwal, Adv. Ms. Siddika Aisha, Adv. Mr. Kumail Abbas, Adv. Mohd Shahrukh Ali, Adv. Mr. Raghav Gupta, Adv. Mr. Pallabh, Adv. Mr. Nikhil, Adv. Mr. Adeel Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Zulfiker Ali P. S, AOR Mr. Thoyyib Hudawai, Adv. Ms. Lakshmi Sree, Adv. Dr. Aditya Sondhi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Kediya, Adv. Mr. M. Shaz Khan, Adv. Ms. Disha Wadekar, Adv. Mr. Haris Beeram, Adv. Mr. Mushtaq Satm, Adv. Mr. Azhar Assees, Adv. Mr. Usman Ghani Khan, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Pratap, AOR Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR Ms. Vipasha Singh, Adv. Mr. Ajay Kanojiya, Adv. Ms. Shivani, Adv. Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. Ms. Shailja Das, Adv. Mr. Pulkit Srivastava, AOR Mr. Subodh Patil, Adv. Mr. Aayush Anand, Adv. Mr. Pravartak Pathak, Adv. Mr. Gautam Singh, Adv. Ms. Kriti Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Pulkit Srivastava, AOR Mr. Subodh Patil, Adv. Mr. Aayush Anand, Adv. Mr. Gautam Singh, Adv. Ms. Kriti Ranjal, Adv. Mr. Pravar Pathak, Adv. Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Adv.

Mrs. Pratibha Sinha, Adv.

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Mr. Mudit Kaul, Adv. Ms. Bebi Devi Boniya Mr. Abhishek, AOR Mr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mrs. Pratibha Sinha, Adv. Mr. Mudit Kaul, Adv. Ms. Bebi Devi Boniya Mr. Abhishek, AOR Ms. Fauzia Shakil, AOR Ms. Shivam, Adv. Mr. Archit Krishna, Adv. Mr. Shivam, Adv. Ms. Sonal Chopra, Adv. Ms. Kirti Singh, Adv. Ms. Fauzia Shakil, AOR Mr. Archit Krishna, Adv. Mr. Shivam, Adv. Ms. Sonal Chopra, Adv. Ms. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raghu Vamsy Dasika, Adv. Mr. Anis Gupta, Adv. Mr. Rashmi Singhania, Adv. Mr. Puspinder Singh, Adv. Mr. Karthik Sundar, Adv. Mr. Charudatta Mahindrakar, AOR Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Mr. Vikram Hegde, AOR Mr. Abhinav Hansaraman, Adv. Mr. Chitwan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Nakul Mohta, ADV Ms. Misha Rohatgi Mohta, AOR, Mr. Bharat Monga, Adv. Ms. Richa, Adv. Mr. Prakash Shetty, Adv. Mr. Jai Anant Dehadrai, Adv. Mr. Sidharth Arora, Adv. Mr. Jaskaran Singh Chawla, Adv. Mr. Smaeer Srivastava, AOR Mr. Prashant Bhusham, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Singh, Adv. Mr. Cheryl D' Sooja, Adv. Mr. Mareesh Pravir Sahay, AOR Mr. Roopesh Singh Bhadauria, Adv.

Mr. Umesh Singh, Adv. Ms. Eccha Shukla, Adv. Ms. Awanitika, Adv. Mr. Sachin Kharb, Adv. Mr. Jaimon Andrews, Adv. Ms. Piyo Harold Jaimon, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Thakur, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Abdulla Naseeh V.T., Adv. Mr. Aswathi M.K., AOR Mr. Dileep Poolakkot, Adv. Mr. Aljo K. Josesh, Adv. Ms. Sneha S. Desmukh, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv. Ms. Sushmita Kale, Adv. Ms. Deepti S. Rane, Adv. Ms. Kaviya Lokande, Adv. Ms. Sanyali S. Pawar, Adv. Mr. Amit K. Singh, Adv. Ms. Misha Rohtagi Mohta, Adv. Mr. Bharat Monga, Adv. Ms. Richa, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Mr. Abhishek Singh, Adv. Mr. Prashant Rawat, Adv. Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rahul G. Tanwani, Adv. Ms. Shivali Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Siddharth S. Chapalgaonkar, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Singh, Adv. Mr. Poonachandian, Adv. Mr. Ananvay Anandvardhan, Adv. Ms. Sivani Kukumanu, Adv. Mr. Gursimar Singh, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, AOR Mr. Tathagat Sharma, Adv. Mr. Nring Chamwibo Zeliang, Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR Mr. Mehmood Umar Faruqui, AOR

Ms. Anindita Pujari, AOR Ms. Mugdha, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR Mr. Aljo K. Joseph, AOR Mr. M. R. Shamshad, AOR Mr. Naresh Kumar, AOR Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Adv. Mr. Arjun Singh Bhati, Adv. Mr. Kartik Venu, Adv. Mohd. Tahir, Adv. Ms. Urja Pandey, Adv. Mr. Arjun Singh Bhati, AOR Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR Ms. Pallavi Pratap, AOR Mr. Adeel Ahmed, AOR Mr. Aftab Ali Khan, AOR Mr. Anas Tanwir, AOR Mr. Ejaz Maqbool, AOR Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR Mr. Prateek Yadav, Adv. Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR Mohd. Shahruk, Adv. Mr. Puran Mal Saini, Adv. Ms. Anzu K. Varkey, Adv. Mr. Pati Raj Yadav, ADv. Mr. Ritesh Patil, Adv. Mr. Yogesh Yadav, Adv. Mr. Mareesh Pravir Sahay, AOR Ms. Aswathi M.k., AOR Mr. Javedur Rahman, AOR Mr. Abhishek, AOR Mr. Aman Varma, AOR Mr. Vikram Hegde, AOR Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, AOR Mr. Charudatta Vijayrao Mahindrakar, AOR Ms. Misha Rohatgi, AOR Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, AOR Ms. Mrinmoi Chatterjee , AOR Mr. K. V. Muthu Kumar, AOR Mr. Bhaskar Gowtham, Adv. Mr. Sayooj Mohandas, Adv. Mr. Akshay Ravi, Adv. Mr. Govind Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Shubhendu Anand, Adv. Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji , AOR Mr. Pulkit Srivastava, AOR Mr. Siddhartha Sinha , AOR Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR

Mr. Sameer Shrivastava, AOR

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

SLP (C) No. 2481 of 2022

This Special Leave Petition is directed against an interim order. The final order has been passed on 15.03.2022.

In view of the said fact, the Special Leave Petition has become infructuous and is, accordingly, disposed of as such.

Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed of.

REST OF THE MATTERS

Arguments heard at some length.

Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, learned senior counsel, has concluded his arguments in SLP (C) No. 15413 of 2022.

List on 07.09.2022 at 02.00 P.M.

SLP (C) No. 5236 of 2022 shall be treated as main matter.

(JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) (RENU BALA GAMBHIR) ASST. REGISTRAR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER