State Of Tamil Nadu Public Works Department Through The Secretary vs. The State Of Karnataka Government Of Karnataka . By Its Chief Secretary

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2453 OF 2007 STATE OF KARNATAKA Appellant (s) VERSUS STATE OF T.NADU & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for directions and exemption from serving notice and intervention and intervention and permission to place addl. documents on record and with office report) WITH Civil Appeal NO. 2454 of 2007 (With office report) Civil Appeal NO. 2456 of 2007 (With appln(s) permission to place addl. documents on record and directions) Date: 18/10/2011 These Appeals were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.K. JAIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA For Appellant(s) CA 2453/2007 & rr in Mr. F.S. Nariman, Sr. Adv. CA 2454/07 & Mr. Anil B. Divan, Sr. Adv. CA 2456/07 Mr. S.S. Javali, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mohan V. Katarki, Adv. Mr. Brijesh Kalappa, Adv. Mr. Subhas Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ranivir Singh, Adv. Mr. Vikas, Adv. Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, Adv. State of Kerala Mr. Ramesh Babu M.R., Adv. Mr. G. Prakash, Adv. (N/P) Mr. R. Nedumaran, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gurukrishna Kumar, AAG Mr. G. Umapathy, Adv. Mr. C. Parmasivam, Adv. Mr. B.Balaji, Adv. Mr. S. Vadivelu, Adv. Mr. R. Nedumaran, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Mahale, Adv. ...2/-

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Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv.

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

I.A. NOS.1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11A, 12 in C.A. No. 2453/2007 AND I.A. NO.3 IN C.A. NO.2456/2007 (Applications for additional documents)

By these applications, States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala seek leave to place on record some additional documents, which are stated to be forming part of the record of the Tribunal.

Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting States submit that they have no objection to the applications being allowed. It is ordered accordingly.

All these applications stand disposed of.

I.A. NO. 13 (FOR INTERVENTION)

No one appears to press this application. Consequently, the application is dismissed for non-prosecution.

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C.A. NOS. 2453/2007, 2454/2007 AND 2456/2007

The appeals have been listed for final disposal in terms of order dated 22nd September, 2011. We have been informed that this three judge Bench has been constituted only for one week. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the parties submit that oral arguments in these appeals are likely to take more than six regular hearing days. In view of the submission, subject to orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India, let these appeals be listed for final disposal before an appropriate Bench in the month of February, 2012.

I.A. NO.11 (FOR DIRECTIONS) in C.A. No. 2453/2007

At the request of learned Senior Counsel

for the applicant, list the application along with the main appeal.

All the other pending application(s) shall

be listed along with the main appeal. (VINOD LAKHINA) (KUSUM GULATI) Court Master Court Master