SECTION PIL (WRIT) MATTER FOR : 19.09.2016 COURT NO. : 04 ITEM NO. : 04

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 27 OF 2016 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NOS. 1 - 12 OF 2016 (Applications for impleadments & directions)

Alok Kumar & Ors.		… Applicants
	Versus
Ashis Goel & Anr.		… Alleged Contemnors
	AND

CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 464 OF 2016

Sudhir Kumar & Ors.		… Petitioners/Applicants
	Versus
Ajay Kumar Singh & Ors.		… Alleged Contemnors
	IN

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 631 OF 2004

(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)

Environmental & Consumer Protection Foundation	Petitioner
Versus
Delhi Administration & Ors.	Respondents

OFFICE REPORT

Contempt Petition (C) No. 27 of 2016

The Contempt Petition with applications except Interlocutory Application Nos. 7-10 were listed before the Hon'ble Court on 29.06.2016, with Office Report dated 27.06.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following order:-

"In terms of the letter circulated on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioners, let the matters be listed after four weeks."

It is submitted that Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners has on 26.08.2016 filed an application for impleadment as petitioners on behalf of applicants viz. Ashok Kumar Prajapati and others and an application for directions alongwith Vakalatnama/appearance. The said applications have been registered as Interlocutory Application Nos. 7 and 8 respectively and stand included in a separate volume with the Paper Books.

It is further submitted that Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners has on 07.092016 filed an application for impleadment as petitioners on behalf of applicants viz. Gyan Chandra Saroj and others and an application for directions alongwith Vakalatnama/appearance. The said applications have been registered as Interlocutory Application Nos. 9 and 10 respectively and stand included in a separate volume with the Paper Books.

It is next submitted that Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners has on 16.09.2016 filed Rejoinder Affidavit to Reply of Mr. M.R. Shamshad, Advocate for Contemnor No. 1 with permission of the Court and the same is being circulated before the Hon'ble Court as a separate volume.

It is again submitted that Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioners has on 16.092016 filed an application for impleadment as petitioners on behalf of applicants viz. Shashi Kapoor and others and an application for directions alongwith Vakalatnama/appearance. The said applications have been registered as Interlocutory Application Nos. 11 and 12 respectively and are being circulated before the Hon'ble Court.

It is further submitted that an unserved cover containing the Contempt Notice has been received in respect of Alleged Contemnor No. 2 with postal remarks, "No such person residing on the address." Hence service of Contempt Notice is not complete in respect of Alleged Contemnor No. 2.

Contempt Petition (C) No. 464 of 2016

The Contempt Petition was listed before the Hon'ble Court on 08.08.2016, with Office Report dated 05.08.2016, when the Court was pleased to pass the following order:-

"Issue notice to the respondents-contemnors, fixing a returnable date within six weeks. The personal presence of the contemnors is dispensed with for the present. Tag with Contempt Petition (C) No. 27 of 2016 in W.P. (C) No. 631 of 2004."

It is submitted that pursuant to above Order, Contempt Notice returnable for 19.09.2016 was issued to the respondents-contemnors by way of registered parcels on 22.08.2016. As per tracking report of India Post, all the items stand delivered on 27.08.2016, 02.09.2016 and 05.09.2016 respectively.

Hence, service of Contempt Notice is complete.

It is also submitted that the instant Contempt Petition has been tagged with Contempt Petition (C) No. 27 of 2016 in W.P. (C) No. 631 of 2004 vide Court's Order dated 08.08.2016.

The Contempt Petitions above-mentioned alongwith applications are listed before the Hon'ble Court with this Office Report for Orders.

Dated this the 16t h day of September, 2016.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar