In Re Section 6a Of The Citizenship Act 1955 vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs Secretary
AI Summary
In a crucial procedural order concerning the Assam NRC and border fencing, the Supreme Court directed the immediate extension of Wipro's system integrator contract to ensure continuity of work. The Court also scheduled an upcoming hearing to review the progress report on border fencing, emphasizing continuous judicial oversight over these significant public interest matters.
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Brief Facts Summary
During a hearing on multiple writ petitions concerning the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and border fencing in Assam, the Supreme Court was informed by Shri Prateek Hajela, State Coordinator, NRC, Assam, that the contract for the system integrator, Wipro, had expired on March 31, 2017. The court then issued directions to address this and schedule a review of the border fencing report.
Timeline of Events
Filing date of primary case W.P.(C) No. 274/2009.
Contract of system integrator (Wipro) for NRC work expired.
Supreme Court hearing, directions issued for Wipro contract extension and future report review.
Due date for the report of the Committee monitoring border fencing.
Next hearing date for consideration of the border fencing report.
Key Factual Findings
The contract of the system integrator with Wipro, crucial for the NRC work, had expired on March 31, 2017.
Source: Recited from State Coordinator's statement
Primary Legal Issues
Secondary Legal Issues
Respondent's Arguments
The State Coordinator for NRC, Assam, informed the Court that the system integrator contract with Wipro had expired, implying a need for its extension to continue the NRC work.
Court's Reasoning
The Court's reasoning was to ensure the uninterrupted progress of the NRC update process by immediately extending the contract of the system integrator (Wipro), recognizing their previous role. Additionally, the Court sought to maintain ongoing oversight of the border fencing work by scheduling a review of the committee's report.
- Emphasis on Effective Implementation of Court Directives
- Commitment to Continuous Monitoring of Public Interest Projects
- Pragmatic Approach to Administrative Hurdles
Specific Directions
- 1.We direct the Project Coordinator to extend the said contract with Wipro which has executed the job earlier.
- 2.Necessary approval of the Coordination Committee be accorded forthwith.
- 3.List the matters again for consideration of the report of the Committee entrusted with the task of monitoring the work of border fencing which report is due on 8th July, 2017.
- 4.Registry is directed to list the matters on 13th July, 2017 at 2.00 p.m.
Precedential Assessment
Non-Binding (Procedural)
This order is procedural in nature, focusing on administrative directions for an ongoing, large-scale public interest litigation. It does not establish new legal principles or interpret statutes, making it non-binding as a precedent on substantive legal issues.
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°71 ITEM NO.301 COURT NO.4 SECTION X/PIL(W) S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). 562/2012 ASSAM SANMILITA MAHASANGHA & ORS. PETITIONER(S) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) [WITH APPLN.(S) FOR STAY, IMPLEADMENT AS PARTY RESPONDENT, DIRECTIONS, EARLY HEARING AND OFFICE REPORT] WITH W.P.(C) NO. 916/2014 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR DELETION OF RESPONDENTS, EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., STAY AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO. 274/2009 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR CLARIFICTION, DIRECTIONS, PERMISSION FOR PARTICIPATION AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO. 311/2015 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR AMENDMENT OF THE PETITION, IMPLEADMENT, SEEKING LEAVE TO FILE WRITTEN ARGUMENTS AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO. 450/2015 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR DIRECTIONS) W.P.(C) NO. 449/2015 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR DIRECTIONS AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO. 876/2014 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR STAY AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO. 68/2016 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR INTERVENTION AND OFFICE REPORT) W.P.(C) NO.243/2012 (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR DIRCTIONS, EXEMPTIN FROM FIING O.T., INTERVENTION, PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES AND OFFICE REPORT) Date : 20/04/2017 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN 2 For Parties : Mr. Manish Goswami, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR. Ms. Sarla Chandra, AOR. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR. Mr. Somiran Sharma, AOR. Mr. Partha Sil, AOR. Mr. Tavish B. Prasad, Adv. Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, AOR. Mr. Ananga Bhattacharyya, AOR. Mr. Anjani Kumar Mishra, AOR. Mr. Avijit Bhattacharjee, AOR. Mr. R.M. Bajaj, Adv. Mr. Tushar Bakshi, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, Adv. Ms. Rekha Pandey, Adv. Ms. Binu Tamta, Adv. Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR. Mr. Raju Ramachandra, Sr. Adv. Mr. N.H. Mazar Bhiyan, Adv. Mr. Ejaz Maqbool, AOR. Mr. A.S. Tapader, Adv. Mr. C. George Thomas, Adv. Ms. Akriti Chaubey, Adv. Ms. Tanya Shree, Adv. Ms. Qurratulain, Adv. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR. Mr. Abdul Qadir, Adv. Mr. Azizur Rahman, Adv.
Mr. Anas Tanwir, Adv. Mr. Pushkar Sharma Adv. Mr. Varun Mishra, Adv. Mr. Santi Ranjan Das, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR. Ms. Varsha Poddar, Adv. 3 Mr. Mohan Pandey, AOR. Mr. Mohit D. Ram, AOR. Mr. Ashutosh Kr. Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ravi Prakash Mehrotra, AOR. Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Adv. Mr. Mansoor Ali,Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR. Mr. Shakil Ahmed Syed, AOR. Mr. Shibashish Misra, AOR. Ms. Kiran Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. R.R. Rajesh, Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur, Adv. Mr. Shreekant N. Terdal, AOR. Mr. Manoj Goel, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Somiran Sharma, AOR. Mr. Prateek Jalan, Adv. Ms. Malvika Trivedi, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kriplani, Adv. Mr. Ankit Yadav, Adv. Mr. T. Mahipal, AOR. Ms. Sneha Kalita, AOR. Ms. Sushma Suri, AOR. Mr. Abhinav Mukerji, AOR. Ms. Bihu Sharma, Adv. Ms. Purnima Krishna, Adv. Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee, AOR. Mr. A. Selvin Raja, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Singh, Adv. Mr. Anuvrat Sharma, AOR. Ms. Alka Sinha,Adv. Mr. Sapam Biswajit Meitei, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar Gaur, Adv. Mr. M.N. Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, AOR. Mr. C.D. Singh, AOR. 4 Mr. Avi Pandey, Adv. Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Adeel, Adv. Ms. Runa Bhuyan, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv. Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli, AOR. Mr. Sarad Kr.Singhania, Adv. Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR Mr. D.S. Mahra, AOR Mr. P.V. Yogeshwaran, AOR Ms. D. Bharathi Reddy, Adv. Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, AOR. Mr. Kumar Anurag Singh, Adv. Mr. Mohd. Waquas, Adv. Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, AOR Mr. Parikshit P. Angadi, Adv. Mr. Lagnesh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Prakash Jadhav, Adv. Mr. A. Mariarputham, Adv.General Ms. Aruna Mathur, Adv.
Ms. Anuradha Arputham, Adv. Mr. Amit Arora, Adv. For M/s. Arputham Aruna & Co., AOR. Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Adv. Mr. K.V. Jagdishvaran, Adv. Ms. G. Indira, AOR Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR Ms. Jesal Wahi, Adv. Ms. Mamta Singh, Adv. Mr. Pratap Venugopal, Adv. Ms. Surekha Raman, Adv. Mr. S.S. Rebello, Adv. Mr. Aman Shukla, Adv. Ms. Kanika Kalaiyarasan, Adv. For M/s. K.J. John.& Co., AOR Mr. G.S. Chatterjee, AOR 5 Mr. Guntur Prabhakar, AOR Mr. Snehasish Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, AOR. Mr. Anip Sachthey, AOR. Mr. B. Balaji, AOR. Mr. C.K. Sasi, AOR. Mr. S.K. Pabbi, AAG Ms. Disha Singh, Adv. Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR. Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, AOR. Mr. Parijat Sinha, AOR. Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Rudreshwar Singh, Adv. Mr. Gautam Singh, Adv. Mr. Samir Ali Khan, AOR Mr. Edward Belho, AAG Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. K. Luikang Michael, Adv. Ms. Eliz Gangmei,Adv. Mr. Z.H. Isaac Haiding, Adv. Mr. Liz Mathew, AOR Ms. Rachna Srivastava, AOR Ms. Monika, Adv. Mr. Sukrit R. Kapoor, Adv. Ms. Nitya Madhusoodhanank Adv. Mr. A.K. Sharma, Adv. Mr. S.S. Shamshery, AAG Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ankit Raj, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Kohli, AOR Mr. Krishnayan Sen, AOR Mr. Anil Shrivastav, AOR Mr. Kunal Verma, AOR 6 Mr. Mansoor Ali,AOR Mr. Anil Grover, AAG Ms. Noopur Singhal, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR Mr. Anish Kumar Gupta, AAG Mr. R.K. Rajwanshi, Adv. Mr. Chandra Shekarsuman, Adv. Ms. Deep Shikha Bharti, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR M/s. Corporate Law Group, AOR Mr. M. Shoeb Alam, AOR Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv. Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Adv. Mr. M. Karim Khan, Adv.
Mr. Avneesh Arputham, Adv.
Mr. Nazrul haq Mazhabhuya, Adv. Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, AOR. Mr. A.S. Tapadar, Adv. Mr. Debojit Borkakati, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard the learned counsels for the parties and also Shri Prateek Hajela, State Coordinator, NRC, Assam, who is present in Court. It is stated by the State Coordinator that the contract of system integrator with Wipro has expired on 31 st March, 2017. We direct the Project Coordinator to extend the said contract with Wipro which has executed the job earlier. Necessary approval of the Coordination Committee be accorded forthwith. List the matters again for consideration of the report of the Committee entrusted with the task 7 of monitoring the work of border fencing which report is due on 8 th July, 2017. Registry is directed to list the matters on 13 th July, 2017 at 2.00 p.m. (Neetu Khajuria) Court Master (Asha Soni) Court Master