Peoples Charioteer Organization (Pco) vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.23 REGISTRAR COURT. 1 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

BEFORE THE REGISTRAR SH. AVANI PAL SINGH

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 885/2020

PEOPLES CHARIOTEER ORGANIZATION (PCO) & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

IA No. 91896/2020 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON)

Date : 18-08-2022 These matters were called on for hearing today.

For Petitioner(s)

Petitioner-in-person

For Respondent(s)

Ms. Manisha T. Karia, AOR Mr. Adarsh Kumar, Adv. Ms. Sukhda Kalra, Adv. Ms. Nidhi Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR Ms. Niranjana Singh, AOR Mr. Devashish Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Lalwani, Adv. Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, AOR Mr. B. K. Satija, AOR Mr. Vishnu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Kumar Shashank, Adv. Ms. Ekta Bharati, Adv. Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, AOR Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR Mr. Siddhesh Kotwal, Adv. Mr. Nihar Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, AOR Mr. Gaurav Khanna, AOR Mr. D. K. Devesh, AOR Mr. Raghvendra Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anand Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Narendra Kumar, AOR Mr. P. Venkat Reddy, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kr. Tyagi, Adv. Mr. P. Srinivas Reddy, Adv.

contd…..

Ms. Madhumita Bhattacharjee, AOR Mr. Nikhil Parikshith, Adv. Mr. Vishal Prasad, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Manchanda, Adv. Mr. Sayandeep Pahari, Adv. Mr. Tanmay Sinha, Adv. M/S. Plr Chambers And Co., AOR Mr. Mukesh Kumar Verma, Adv. Ms. Namrata Bhatnagar, Adv. Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR Mr. Amandeep Mehta, Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Mr. Aravindh S., AOR Mr. Muthu Vel Palani .M, Adv. Mr. Saket Singh, Adv. Ms. Somya Shree, Adv. Ms. Mukti Chaudhry, AOR

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

Respondent Nos.10, 17, 35 and 40 have filed counter affidavit.

Ld. Advocate, Mr. Ananta Prasad Mishra, appearing on behalf of Mr. Gagan Gupta, Advocate-on-record undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of respondent No.37. However, the office report indicates that respondent No.37 is represented through Ld. Advocate-on-record, Mr.Chirag M. Shroff. Registry to verify the records.

Ld. Advocate, Ms. Rajeswari Mukherjee, appearing on behalf of Mr. Mahfooz A. Nazki, Advocate-on-record undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of the respondent No.7 and prays for time in that regard. The undertaking is accepted and time of four weeks is granted for doing the needful.

contd….

Ld. Advocate-on-record, Mr.Nishe Rajen Shonker undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of the respondent No.18 and prays for time in that regard. The undertaking is accepted and time of four weeks is granted for doing the needful.

Ld. Advocate, Mr. T.K. Nayak, appearing on behalf of Mr.Avijit Mani Tripathi, Advocate-on-record undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of the respondent No.22 and prays for time in that regard. The undertaking is accepted and time of four weeks is granted for doing the needful.

Respondent No.24 has filed counter affidavit.

Ld. Advocate, Ms. Limayinla Jamir, appearing on behalf of Ms. Enatoli Sema, Advocate-on-record prays for and is granted four weeks' time to file vakalatnama on behalf of respondent No.24.

Ld. Advocate, Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, appearing on behalf of Mr. D.K. Devesh, Advocate-on-record undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of respondent No.27 and prays for time in that regard. The undertaking is accepted and time of four weeks is granted for doing the needful.

Ld. Advocate, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Verma, appearing on behalf of Mr. G.S. Makker, Advocate-on-record undertakes to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit on behalf of respondent

contd…

Nos.36 and 38 and prays for time in that regard. The undertaking is accepted and time of four weeks is granted for doing the needful.

Service upon respondent Nos.1 to 5, 7, 9, 12 to 14, 18 to 20, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 to 33, 36, 38 and 41 is not as per the prescribed procedure. Ld. counsel for the petitioner is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps and/or file fresh particulars in respect of the said unserved respondents.

Respondent Nos.6, 8, 11, 15, 16, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34, 37 and 39 are granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit.

List on 23.9.2022.

AVANI PAL SINGH Registrar