ITEM NO. 1712

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

COURT NO.8

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 4881/2023

SUNIL KUMAR YADAV & ORS.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS.

IA No. 60873/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 50610/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 6833-6837/2023 (XVII)

(FOR ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES ON IA 86203/2023 IA No. 68928/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 22085/2023 (XVII)

(IA No. 164998/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 20844-20845/2023 (XVII)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.179414/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.179416/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.179415/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

SLP(C) No. 9447-9448/2023 (XVII)

(IA No. 93007/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 93006/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 9422-9432/2023 (XVII)

(IA No. 92775/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 92774/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 9511-9527/2023 (XVII)

★☆☆☆No. 93842/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED GMENT AND IA No. 93839/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) <pre>SLP(C) No. 7812-7817/2023 (XVII)</pre>

(IA No. 77673/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 77669/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 7912-7915/2023 (XVII)

SECTION XVII

Petitioner(s)

Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 78726/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 15936/2023-INTERVENTION) IA No. 78724/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 5717-5729/2023 (XVII) ( FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 60298/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 60299/2023 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 85087/2023 IA No. 60298/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 60299/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 15303/2023 (XVII) ( FOR ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES ON IA 94204/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 94205/2023 IA No. 94204/2023 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES IA No. 94205/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 8292-8304/2023 (XVII) (IA FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 82367/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 82368/2023 IA No. 82368/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 82367/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 5743-5753/2023 (XVII) ( FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 60350/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 60354/2023 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 85105/2023 IA No. 60350/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 60354/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 5756-5766/2023 (XVII) (FOR FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 60361/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 60362/2023 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 84305/2023 IA No. 60361/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 60362/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 7151-7164/2023 (XVII)

( FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 71575/2023 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 71576/2023 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 85096/2023

IA No. 71575/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 71576/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 5730-5739/2023 (XVII)

(FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 84311/2023 , FOR INTERVENTION APPLICATION ON IA 155394/2023 IA No. 60303/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 60304/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 23022-23045/2023 (XVII)

( IA No.197028/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.197033/2023-ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES and IA No.197029/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.197031/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.197034/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

SLP(C) No. 25930-25936/2023 (XVII)

FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 200339/2023 IA No. 200339/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 2140-2144/2024 (XVII)

(IA No. 212894/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 212897/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 24273-24304/2023 (XVII) (IA No. 195473/2023 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES)

Date : 02-02-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA [IN CHAMBER]

For Parties(s)	Mr. Sandeep Jha, Adv.
	Mr. Ram Ekbal Roy, Adv.
	Mr. Binay Kumar Das, AOR
	Ms. Neha Das, Adv.
	Mr. Aman Nihal, Adv.
	Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, AOR
	Mr. Sanjay Mishra, Adv.
	Mr. Vishal, Adv.
	Mr. Kapil Chaturvedi, Adv.
	Mrs. Subhadra<br>Dwivedi, Adv.
	Mr. Santosh Kumar Vishwakarma, Adv.
	Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, AOR

Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR Ms. Neha Panchpal, Adv. Mr. Brajesh Pandey, Adv. Mr. Gaurav, Adv. Mr. Sandeep, Adv. Mr. Kanchan Kumar Jha, Adv. Mr. Raju Sonkar, Adv. Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR Ms. Tanya Agarwal, Adv. Mrs. Shubhangi Tuli, AOR Mr. Arunab Choudhary, A.A.G. Mr. Vishnu Sharma, Adv. Ms. Madhusmita Bora, AOR Mr. Dipankar Singh, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR Mr. Krishna Murari, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, Adv. Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, AOR Mr. Sachin Pahwa, Adv.

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

Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 4881/2023

1. Service is complete in the matter but, no counter affidavit(s) been filed by the respondents.

2. Accordingly, the respondents(s) are granted four weeks' time from today i.e. 02.02.2024, to file counter affidavit(s) in the matter.

3. List the matter thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 6833-6837/2023

1. As per office report, service is not complete on respondent nos. 18 to 26.

2. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) seeks time to effect service on respondent nos. 18 to 26.

3. Accordingly, she is granted two weeks' time to effect service on the unserved respondents. In addition, she is granted liberty to serve the unserved respondent(s) by way of dasti**.**

4. Issue notice, returnable in four weeks.

SLP(C) No. 22085/2023

1. As per office report, service on respondent nos. 9,13 to 15 is not complete.

2. Accordingly, let fresh notices be issued to the said unserved respondents, returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**.**

3. IA No. 164998/2023

a. Application seeking permission to file additional documents stands allowed.

SLP(C) Nos. 20844-20845/2023

1. As per office report, service on respondent nos. 10 to 14 is not complete.

2. Accordingly, let fresh notices be issued to the said unserved respondents, returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**.**

3. Further, it has been brought to out attention that the learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) has not filed spare copies of the present SLP, in terms of the relevant rules. Accordingly, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to do the needful.

SLP(C) Nos. 9447-9448/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 6, 10 to 20 i.e. government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties. 2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification of the order (I.A. No. 12179/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 12179/2024) stands allowed.

4. Further, learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks time from today i.e. 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s), returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

SLP(C) Nos. 9422-9432/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 7,10 to 108 i.e., government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties.

2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification of the order (I.A. No. 9766/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 9766/2024) stands allowed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e. 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s), returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

SLP(C) Nos. 9511-9527/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 6, 19 to 246 i.e., government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties.

2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification of the order (I.A. No. 12165/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 12165/2024) stands allowed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s), returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

SLP(C) Nos. 7812-7817/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 30 to 132 i.e., government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties. 2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification of the order (I.A. No. 12169/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 12169/2024) stands allowed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s),

returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

SLP(C) Nos. 7912-7915/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 10 to 37 i.e., government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties. 2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification

of the order (I.A. No. 9608/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 9608/2024) stands allowed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s), returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

6. I.A.No. 159396 of 2023

a. Mr. Sachin Pahwa, learned counsel submits that an application (I.A.No. 159396 of 2023) has been filed on behalf of the intervenor seeking intervention in the present SLP(s). The other side does not object to the same. Accordingly, the aforesaid application stands allowed.

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SLP(C) Nos. 5717-5729/2023

1. Learned counsel for petitioner(s) prays for and is granted two weeks' time from today to file an amended memo of parties in the present SLP(s). List the matter thereafter.

SLP(C) No. 15303/2023

1. Learned counsel for petitioner(s) prays for and is granted two weeks' time from today to file an amended memo of parties in the present SLP(s). List the matter thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 8292-8304/2023

1. Learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner(s) submits that the names of the contesting respondent nos. 6,10 to 172 i.e., government department(s) that are necessary parties to the present SLP(s), have been inadvertently deleted from the array of parties. 2. Accordingly, she has filed an application seeking modification of the order (I.A. No. 12174/2024) so as to restore the names of the contesting respondents who have been mistakenly deleted from the array of parties.

3. In terms of the aforesaid, the aforesaid application (I.A. No. 12174/2024) stands allowed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to pay fresh process fee. Thereafter, notices to be issued to the said respondent(s), returnable within four weeks. In addition, liberty is granted to serve by way of dasti**/ through the learned Standing Counsel.**

SLP(C) Nos. 5743-5753/2023

1. As per office report, an amended memo of parties has not been filed. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) is granted two weeks' time from today i.e.,02.02.2024 to file an amended memo of parties. List the matters thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 5756-5766/2023

1. As per the office report, an amended memo of parties has not been filed. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) is granted two weeks' time from today i.e.,02.02.2024 to file an amended memo of parties. List the matters thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 7151-7164/2023

1. As per office report, an amended memo of parties has not been filed. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) is granted two weeks time from today i.e.,02.02.2024 to file an amended memo of parties. List the matters thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 5730-5739/2023

1. As per office report, an amended memo of parties has not been filed. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) is granted two weeks time from today i.e.,02.02.2024 to file an amended memo of parties. List the matters thereafter.

SLP(C) Nos. 23022-23045/2023

1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) prays for, and is granted four weeks' time from today i.e., 02.02.2024 to serve the unserved respondents i.e., Government Department(s) through the learned Standing Counsel.

SLP(C) Nos. 25930-25936/2023, SLP(C) Nos. 2140-2144/2024 AND SLP(C) Nos. 24273-24304/2023

1. Let notice(s) be issued through the learned Standing Counsel for respondent(s), returnable within four weeks.

(NISHA KHULBEY) (VIRENDER SINGH) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT BRANCH OFFICER