SECTION IV B

Listed on 19.04.2016

Court No. R1

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Item No. 8 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

PETITIONS FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL(CIVIL)NOS. 19592 OF 2012, 15870, 11343 OF 2014 AND 36135 OF 2015

Raj Kala & Ors Etc. Petitioner(s)

Versus

Karam Singh & Ors Respondent(s)

OFFICE REPORT

SLP (C) No. 19592/2012 and 15870/2014

The matters above mentioned were listed before the Ld. Registrar's Court on 03.02.2016, when the following Order was passed:

"SLP(C) NO.19592/2012

Last opportunity of two weeks is granted for furnishing fresh address of respondent no.1. Notice thereafter be issued. None appears for respondent no.2 despite due service. Respondent no.3 has already filed counter affidavit.

SLP(C) NO.15870/2014

Await service of respondent nos. 3 to 5. None appears for respondent no.2 despite due service. Respondent no.1 has already filed counter affidavit. List again on 19.4.2016."

SLP(C) NO.19592/2012

It is submitted that Counsel for the petitioner has not furnished the fresh address and also not taken fresh step for service on unserved Respondent No. 1 so far.

Service of show cause notice is not complete on Respondent No. 1.

SLP (C) No. 15870/2014

It is submitted that fresh notice to Respondent Nos. 35 was issued on 08.12.2015. Neither A.D. card nor unserved cover containing notice has been received back so far.

Service of show cause notice is not complete on respondent nos. 35.

SLP (C) No. 11343/2014

The matter above mentioned was listed before the Ld. Registrar's Court on 28.04.2015, when the following Order was passed:

" The ld. Counsel for respondent no.1 has mentioned that vakalatnama on behalf of the minor respondent nos. 2 to 5 being represented by respondent no.1 itself, has been filed the day before. Registry to verify the same and to take the same on record.

It is mentioned by the ld. counsel that no counter affidavit is required to be filed on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 6. Respondent nos. 8 to 10 have already opted not to file any counter affidavit. Service of respondent nos.7 and 12 is complete but none has entered appearance. Counter affidavit by respondent no.13 has been filed however, copy thereof is still to be served on the other parties. Respondent no.11 is still to be served. Ld counsel for the petitioner to take fresh steps."

It is submitted that Mr. Akshat Goel, Advocate has filed Vakalatnama & Memo of Appearance only on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1 & 6. Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 are minor children of deceased Jasmir Singh and represented through their mother Sarita Devi (respondent no. 1) as their natural guardian and next friend.

It is further submitted that the Counsel for the petitioner has not taken steps for service of show cause notice on Respondent No. 11 till date.

Service of show cause notice is complete on all the 13 respondent except Respondent No. 12 as Respondent Nos. 1 to 6, 811 are represented through Advocate and Respondent No. 7 & 12 are served by registered A.D. Post but no one has entered appearance on their behalf. No Counter Affidavit is required to be filed on behalf of Respondent Nos. 16, Respondent Nos. 810 have already opted not to file Counter Affidavit. Respondent No. 13 has filed Counter Affidavit.

SLP (C) No. 36135/2015

The matter above mentioned was listed before the Hon'ble Court on 08.01.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following order:

" Exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment is granted. Issue notice returnable in four weeks. Tag with SLP(C) No. 14312 of 2013."

Accordingly, show cause notice was issued on 28.01.2016 to Respondent Nos. 1 to 7. Mr. Sheil Seth, Advocate has on 18.02.2016 filed Vakalatnama & Memo of Appearance on behalf of Respondent Nos. 13 and he has on 28.03.2016 filed Counter Affidavit on behalf of Respondent Nos. 13. Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, Advocate has on 11.04.2016 filed Vakalatnama & Memo of Appearance onbo Respondent No. 5 but he has not filed Counter Affidavit so far. Neither A.D. cards nor unserved covers containing notice have been received back in respect of Respondent Nos. 4 and 67.

Service of show cause notice is not complete on Respondent Nos. 4 and 67.

The matters are listed before the Ld. Registrar's Court with this office report.

Dated this the 18th day of April, 2016.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Copy to : Mr. Satish Kumar, Adv. Mrs. Manjeet Chawla,Adv. Mr. K.K. Mohan,Adv. Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick,Adv. Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, Adv.