K. Gurunathan vs. Union Of India And Ors. Union Of India And Ors. Rep By Its Secretary

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

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 684/2016

ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(MATTER IS LISTED IN RE: STATES OF NAGALAND ONLY. ) WITH SLP(C) No. 22841/2016 (XII) Date : 31-10-2018 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Gopal Shankar Narayana, Adv. Mr. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, Adv. Ms. Aishwarya Kane, Adv. Ms. Gayatri Verma, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kumar Umrao, Adv. Mr. R. D. Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Gopal Balwant Sathe, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. K.N. Balgopal, Sr. Adv. State of Nagaland Ms. K.Enatoli Sema, AOR Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. A.P. Mukundan, Adv. Ms. Nitya Nambiar, Adv. Mr. Vitro Rio, Adv.

Ms. v. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Ms. Shraddha Deshmukh, Adv. Mr. A.K. Sharma, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

RE : STATES OF NAGALAND

We have perused the affidavit dated 30.10.2018 filed by the Chief Secretary of the State of Nagaland.

In paragraph 3 of the said affidavit, the necessity for amendment of Section-3 of the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017 has been stated. We have taken note of the said statements.

Further, it has been stated by the Chief Secretary that the State of Nagaland undertakes to ensure that the appointments to the office of the Lokayukta will be completed within three months from today.

In view of the aforesaid statements made in the affidavit, we leave it to the concerned authority to effect necessary amendments and to complete the process of appointment in the office of Lokayukta within the time undertaken i.e. three months from today.

No further orders with regard to the State of Nagaland will be called for at this stage.