IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 1211-1213/2020

ASHWINI KUMAR UPADYAY ETC. .. PETITIONER(S) VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .. RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

The transfer is sought of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 2300/2020, pending before the Delhi High Court, PIL No. 9/2020, pending before the Meghalaya High Court and PIL No. 54 of 2020, pending before the Gauhati High Court as similar issues are stated to be raised as in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 836 of 2020. Notice has been served and there is no stated opposition to the same.

The transfer petitions are accordingly allowed and the above mentioned cases are transferred to this Court, to be heard along with Writ Petition (Civil) No. 836 of 2020.

....................J. [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL]

...................J. [M.M. SUNDRESH]

NEW DELHI, JANUARY 07, 2022. ITEM NO.38 Court 6 (Video Conferencing) 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 Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 836/2020 ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s) (IA NO. 75822/2021-IMPLEADMENT IA NO. 75848/2021- DIRECTIONS APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) WITH T.P.(C) No. 1211-1213/2020 (XVI-A) Date : 07-01-2022 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. WP 836/2020 Mr. Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay, In Person Mr. Ashwini Kumr Dubey, AOR Mr. Pankaj Dubey, Adv. Mr. Kapish Seth, Adv. Ms. Deepika Kaliya, Adv. TP 1211/2020 Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, in person Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, AOR TP 1212/2020 Mr. Anupam Lal Das, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, in person Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, AOR TP 1213/2020 Mr. Gopal Shankarnarayan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, in person Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, Ld. S.G. Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Ld. ASG Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv. Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR

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Mr. S.M. Chandrashekhar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR Ms. Malvika Kala, Adv. Ms. Kaveri Rawal, Adv.

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

WP(CIVIL) NO. 836/2020

Last opportunity is granted to the respondents to file counter affidavit(s) within four weeks.

Rejoinder affidavit be filed within two weeks thereafter.

List on 31.01.2022.

T.P.(C) No. 1211-1213/2020

The transfer petitions are allowed in terms of the signed order, to be heard along with WP(Civil) No. 836/2020.

[ Signed order in TPs. is placed on the file ]