IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 77, 130 & 171 OF 2016

(UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA) WITH

INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 1 AND 2

(APPLICATION FOR INTERIM RELIEF IN W.P.(C) NOS. 130 AND 171 OF 2016)

AND

INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 1 AND 2

(APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR & ARGUE IN PERSON AND INTERIM RELIEF IN W.P.(C) NO. 77/2016)

SYEDULLAH KHALEELULLAH KHAN ETC. ETC. ...PETITIONERS -VERSUS-UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS

OFFICE – REPORT

The Writ Petitions along with application above-mentioned were listed before the Hon'ble Court alongwith connected matters on 19.09.2016 with office report dated 16.09.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following Order:

"I.A. No. 4 is allowed.

Additional affidavit is taken on record.

Four weeks' time is granted to the learned counsel for the respondents to file counter affidavit(s) to the special leave petitions and the writ petitions as also the additional affidavit.

Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter.

List these matters on 22nd November, 2016.

In the meantime, let the pleadings in all the matters be completed.

List the pending interlocutory applications along with the main matters."

Thereafter the Writ Petitions along with applications above-mentioned were again listed before the Hon'ble Court along with connected matters on 22.11.2016 with office report dated 21.11.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following Order:

"Learned counsel for the parties submit that a similar issue was heard and decided by a Bench presided over by Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar in Civil Appeal No. 7358 of 2016 (Vijay Kumar Mishra and Anr. Vs. High Court of Judicature at Patna & Ors.). It shall, therefore, be more appropriate if these petitions shall be listed tomorrow i.e. on 23.11.2016 before a Bench presided over by Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar."

Writ Petition(C) No. 77 of 2016

It is submitted that pursuant to order dated 19.09.2016, Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee, Advocate has on 20.09.2016 filed counter affidavit on behalf of respondent No. 4 (Copy of the same has been included in the paper books). Counsel for respondent No. 3 has not filed counter affidavit and no rejoinder affidavit has been filed so far.

It is further submitted that the petitioner-in-person has on 22.11.2016 filed written submission in W.P.(C) No. 77/2016 (Copy of the same has been included in the paperbooks).

Service of notice is complete.

Writ Petition(C) No. 130 of 2016

It is submitted that pursuant to order dated 19.09.2016, counsel for respondent No. 1 has not filed counter affidavit so far. No one has entered appearance on behalf of respondent No. 2 though served with notice.

It is further submitted that Mr. Devanshu Kumar Devesh, Advocate has on 20.01.2017 filed vakalatnama/appearance on behalf of the petitioners after taking no objection from the erstwhile advocate.

Service of notice is complete.

Writ Petition(C) No. 171 of 2016

It is submitted that pursuant to order dated 05.05.2016, Mr. A. Subba Rao, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the sole respondent but neither vakalatnama/appearance nor counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of sole respondent so far.

Service of notice is complete.

It is further submitted that the Writ Petitions along with applications above-mentioned were lastly listed before the Hon'ble Court along with connected matters on 15.12.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following Order:

"List the matters on 24th January, 2017, as prayed for."

The Writ petitions along with application above mentioned are listed before the Hon'ble Court with this Office Report.

Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2017.

Copy to:- Petitioner-in-person Mr. A.P. Mayee, Advocate Mr. Nishant R. Katneswarkar, Advocate Mr. Shiv Prakash Pandey, Advocate Mr. D.K. Sharma, Advocate Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Advocate Mr. A.Subba Rao, Advocate

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