Union Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs The Secretary vs. The State Of Tripura State Of Tripura The Chief Secretary

ITEM NO.1 <pre>Court 12 (Video Conferencing)</pre> SECTION XVII-A SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Original Suit No. 3/2015 UNION OF INDIA Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF TRIPURA Respondent(s) (IA NO. 698/2020 - APPLICATION FOR REJECTION OF THE PLAINT IA No. 96389/2019 - APPLICATION FOR REJECTION OF THE PLAINT IA No. 1/2015 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) Date: 28-02-2022 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA For Petitioner(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Ms. Madhavi Divan, ASG Ms. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv Mr. Akshav Amritanshu, Adv Ms. Meenakshi Grover, Adv Mr. WA Qadri, Adv Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, AOR For Respondent(s) MR. RANA MUKHERJEE, SR. ADV. MR. SHUVODEEP ROY, AOR, MR. KABIR SHANKAR BOSE, ADV. MS. KANIKA SINGHAL, ADV. MS. KANIKA SHARMA, ADV. MR. ISHAAN BORTHAKUR, ADV. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R At the request of Shri Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor

General appearing on behalf of the Union of India and Shri Rana Mukherjee, learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the State of Tripura, as a last chance, put up on 22.03.2022.

However, it is made clear that no further time shall be granted as the present Suit is of the year 2015 and if the matter is not settled amicably which ought to have been settled in the Signature Not Verified ger public interest, we shall proceed further with the hearing $\frac{\text{arajan}}{\text{cosph}}$ $\frac{16:48 \cdot 0}{\text{Reas}}$ the Suit.

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