Sampurna Behrua vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Human Resources And Development Through Its Secretary

89 ITEM NO.5 COURT NO.6 SECTION PIL 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) NO(s). 473 OF 2005 SAMPURNA BEHRUA Petitioner(s) VERSUS

(With application for exemption from filing Official Translation, interim directions, permission to file additional documents and office report) Date: 01/08/2013 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATNAIK HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Aqdv. Ms. Jubli Momalin, Adv. Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, Adv.

For Respondent(s)
FOR THE UNION OF INDIA
[M/o Women &	Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, ASG.
Child Development]	Ms. Asha G. Nair, Adv.
	Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv.
	Mr. Alok Mishra, Adv.
	Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv.
	Mr. Anirudh Tanwar, Adv.
	Mr. R. Malhotra, Adv.
	Ms. Sushma Suri, Adv.
	Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv.

FOR THE STATES OF:

ARUNACHAL PRADESH Mr. Anil Shrivastav, Adv. Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv. ASSAM Mr. Navnit Kumar, Adv.

For M/s Corporate Law Group, Advs.

BIHAR Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv. Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar, Adv.

CHHATTISGARH Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee, Adv. Mr. Apurva Kurup, Adv. Mr. Charudatta Mahindrakar, Adv.

GUJARAT Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Adv.

HARYANA	Mr. Manjit Singh, AAG.
	Mr. Vikas Sharma, Adv.
	Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, Adv.
	Ms. Vivekta Singh, Adv.
	Mr. Tarjit Singh, Adv.

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

HIMACHAL PRADESH		Mr. Suryanarayana Singh, AAG.<br>Mr. Ajay Marwah, Adv.<br>Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv.
		Mr. Ajay Marwah, Adv.<br>Mr. Arun K. Sinha, Adv.<br>Mr. Ajay D.S. Mandyal, Adv.<br>Mr. H.C. Aggarwal, Adv.
JAMMU & KASHMIR		Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Adv.<br>Ms. Insha Mir, Adv.<br>Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv.<br>Mr. Raghav Chadha, Adv.
KARNATAKA		Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, Adv.
MADHYA PRADESH		Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv.
MAHARASHTRA		Ms. Asha G. Nair, Adv.
MEGHALAYA		Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Adv.<br>Mr. S. Bhowmick, Adv.<br>Mr. S. C. Ghosh, Adv.
MIZORAM		Mr. Pragyan P. Sharma, Adv.<br>Ms. Heshu Kayina, Adv.<br>Mr. P.V. Yogeswaran, Adv.
NAGALAND		Ms. Pinky Behera, Adv.<br>Ms. Enatoli Sema, Adv.<br>Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
NCT OF DELHI		Mr. Sudarshan Singh Rawat, Adv.
ODISHA		Mr. Radha Shyam Jena, Adv.
PUNJAB		Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, Adv.
RAJASTHAN		Mr. Milind Kumar, Adv.
SIKKIM		Mr. A. Mariarputham, Adv. Genl.<br>Ms. Aruna Mathur, Adv.<br>Mr. Yusuf, Adv.<br>Ms. Movita, Adv.
TAMIL NADU		Mr. B. Balaji, Adv.<br>Mr. R. Rakesh Sharma, Adv.
TRIPURA		Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv.<br>Mr. Rituraj Biswas, Adv.
UTTAR PRADESH		Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Adv.<br>Mr. Mukul Singh, Adv.
UTTARAKHAND		Mr. Jatinder Kumar Bhatia, Adv.<br>Mr. Rahul Verma, Adv.
WEST BENGAL		Mr. Bikas Kargupta, Adv.<br>Mr. Avijit Bhattacharjee, Adv.<br>Ms. Saumi Kundu, Adv.
FOR THE UNION TERRITORIES:<br>CHANDIGARH		Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, Adv.
PUDUCHERRY		Mr. V.G. Pragasam, Adv.<br>Mr. S.J. Aristotle, Adv.<br>Mr. Prabu Ramasubramanian, Adv.

FOR NALSA Ms. Indu Malhotra, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gagan Gupta, Adv. Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, Adv.(NP) Mr. B.S. Banthia, Adv. (NP) Mr. Khwairakpam Nobin Singh, Adv. (NP) Mr. Radha Shyam Jena, Adv. (NP) Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Adv.(NP) Mr. Ratan Kumar Choudhuri, Adv. Mr. C.D. Singh, Adv.(NP) Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Adv.(NP) Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. T. Harish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anuvrat Sharma, Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, Adv.

Mr. G.N. Reddy, Adv.

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

Pursuant to this Court's order dated 19th July, 2013, the Registry has despatched copies of the report filed by the National Legal Services Authority to the learned counsel appearing for different States as well as the Union of India on 27th July, 2013.

Counsel appearing for the Union of India as well as the counsel appearing for the Union of India and different States will take instructions from the respective authorities of the Central Government as well as the State Governments on the Report of the National Legal Services Authority and come prepared for the hearing on 3rd September, 2013.

Learned counsel for the petitioner will serve a copy of the proposed directions sought from this Court on the counsel for the Union of India, the Counsel for all the States and the counsel appearing for NALSA by email and all the counsel will come prepared on the proposed directions for hearing on the next date of hearing.

Counsel for the NALSA may also prepare the proposed directions that may be issued to different States and the Union of India and circulate the same to the counsel for the Union of India, counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for all the States within two weeks from today.

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