Peoples Union For Civil Liberties (Pucl) National Secretary vs. Union Of India Department Of Food And Public Distribution Secretary

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 277 OF 2015

(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)

WITH

INTERLOCATORY APPLICATION NO. 1 OF 2016 (Application for exemption from filing official translation)

People's Union of Civil Liberties ...Petitioners

Versus

Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents

OFFICE REPORT

The Writ Petition above mentioned was lastly listed before the Hon'ble Court on 10.02.2017 along with other connected matters with offifce report dated 07.02.2017, when the Court was pleased to pass the following order:-

This writ petition is confined only to prayer (j) which reads as follows:

"j. For an order directing all States and UTs to pay the maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6000 to all pregnant women and lactating mothers with effect from 5.7.13 in accordance with Section 4(b) of the National Food Security Act."

Learned Additional Solicitor General says that though counter affidavits were filed in 2015, there have been some further developments which he would like to place on record. Accordingly, additional affidavit be filed by the Union of India within a period of four weeks.

List the matter on 22n d March, 2017.

The Registry will presently not accept any affidavit filed by any of the State Government/Union Territory.

It is submitted that Mr. Vinay Garg, Advocate has on 14.02.2017 filed Vakalatnama/Appearance on behalf of State of Uttar Pradesh (R.No.31).

It is next submitted that Additional Affidavit has not been filed by Union of India, so far.

The Writ Petition alongwith application above-mentioned is listed before the Hon'ble Court with this Office Report for orders.

Dated this the 21s t day of March, 2017.