Col. Ashok Prehar(Retd) vs. Union Of India

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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)……. Diary No(s).10966/2020

PRAVASI LEGAL CELL Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s) (IA No. 49798/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 51472/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 48448/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT) Date : 12-06-2020 This matter was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jose Abraham, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv Ms Swati Ghildiyal , Adv. Ms. Neela Gokhale, Adv. Mr. Harshwardhan Bhende, Adv. Ms. Anannya Ghosh, AOR Mr. Harish Salve, Senior Advocate Mr. Gaurav Panchnanda, Sr. Advocate Mr. Atul Sharma Advocate Mr. Sanjay Gupta Advocate Mr. Uday Gupta Advocate Mr. Abhishek Sharma Advocate Ms. Shivani Lal Advocate Mr. Ashley Cherian Advocate Mr. Hiren Dasan Advocate Mr. M.K. Tripathi Advocate Mr. Rajeev K Panday, Adv. Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR Mr. Prateek K Chadha, AOR Mr Arvind P Datar, Sr. Advocate Digitally signed by MEENAKSHI KOHLI Date: 2020.06.15 17:00:31 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

Mr Rohan Kelkar, Advocate

Mr Samiron Borkataky,Advocate

Ms Dhanyashree Jadeja, Advocate

Ms Kritika Angirish, Advocate

Ms Sheetal Sabnis, Advocate

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

I.A. No. 51472/2020 and I.A. No.s 51966/2020 (Applications for impleadment)

Applications for impleadment filed by Spicejet Ltd. and Go Airlines are allowed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for some time to implead other airlines. Two weeks' time, as prayed for, is granted.

I.A. No.54062 & 54063/2020 and I.A. No. 48448

These are the applications for intervention / impleadment filed on behalf of Travel Agents Federation of India and IATA Agents Association of India .

The applicants may intervene in the matter.

The applications are disposed of.

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL)……. Diary No(s).10966/2020

Issue notice. Mr. Rajat Nair, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Union of India.

Let notice be issued to the other respondents.

Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General appearing for the Union of India may file counter affidavit to the writ petition within two weeks from today.

Learned Solicitor General submits that a suggestion given by

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Mr. Harish Salve, learned senior counsel that the Ministry of Aviation shall call for a meeting with the airlines and sort out all the issues is a welcome suggestion and steps shall be taken by the Ministry of Aviation to do the needful.

Liberty is given to the airlines to file counter affidavit within three weeks.

List the matter in the 3rd week of July, 2020.

D.No. 1240/2020

Taken on Board. Tag with Diary No.1240/2020.

(MEENAKSHI KOHLI) (RENU KAPOOR) AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER